Kokanee is a word from the
Okanagan language
Okanagan, Colville-Okanagan, or Nsyilxcən (n̓səl̓xcin̓ or n̓syilxčn̓) is a Salishan languages, Salish language which arose among the Indigenous peoples of the southern Interior Plateau region based primarily in the Okanagan River, Okanaga ...
referring to land-locked lake populations of
sockeye salmon
The sockeye salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a ...
(''Oncorhynchus nerka''). It may also refer to:
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Kokanee Range, a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada
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Kokanee salmon
The kokanee salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also known as the kokanee trout, little redfish, silver trout, kikanning, Kennerly's salmon, Kennerly's trout, or walla, is the non anadromous form of the sockeye salmon (meaning that they do not mig ...
, a landlocked type of sockeye salmon
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Kokanee Creek Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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Kokanee, British Columbia, a settlement on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada, at the mouth of the creek
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Kokanee Landing, a former steamboat landing and CPR station on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada
** Kokanee Point is located on the north shore of the West Arm of
Kootenay Lake
Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Kootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed ...
, to the west of Kokanee (settlement)
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Kokanee Narrows, a narrows on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake
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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. The park has an area of and is located in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenays region of BC. The park has three glaciers (Koka ...
, British Columbia, Canada, and associated placenames, including:
** Kokanee Glacier
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Kokanee Lake
Kokanee Lake is one of over 30 alpine lakes located in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The lake is approximately long and wide, at an elevation of and located at the head of Kokanee Creek. It is fed by the Kokanee Glac ...
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Kokanee Pass, a mountain pass located in Kokanee Glacier Park
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Kokanee Peak, a peak in the Kokanee Range located in Kokanee Glacier Park
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Kokanee beer, a popular beer in British Columbia, named for the Kokanee Glacier
* Kokanee Bay, a bay on the north side of
Lac La Hache in the Cariboo region of British Columbia
* Kokanee Elementary School, a school in the
Northshore School District, located in Bothell, King Country, Washington, United States
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Kokanee Campground, a locality in Fresno County, California
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Kokanee Picnic Area, a locality in Trinity County, California
* Kokanee Cove, a bay in Grand County, Colorado
* Kokanee Bend Fishing Access, a locality near Columbia Falls in Flathead County, Montana
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Lake Kokanee
Lake Kokanee, also known as Lower Lake Cushman, is a 150-acre (607,000 m2) reservoir on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington. The lake is maintained by Cushman Dam No. 2, providing electric power, electrical power to ...
, a reservoir in Mason County, Washington
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