Me t h ow R i v er O k a n oga n R i v e r S a n p o i l R i v e r C ol v i l le R i v e r T w i s p Riv e r C h e w a c k R i v e r K e t tl e R i v er L o s t R i v e r S t e h e k i n R i v e r F rase r R i v e r F r a n k l i n D . R o os e v el t L a k e Ross Lake L ak e C h e l a n Om a k L ake Curlew Lake Fr ase r R i ver Ket t le R iv e r We s t K e t t l e R i v e r B r i dg e R ive r O k ana g a n L a k e Sh u sw a p L a k e Adams Lake Ka ml o o p s L ak e Seton Lake Carpenter Lake Lillooet Lake Bonaparte Lake Anderson Lake Nicola Lake Skaha Lake Osoyoos Lake Spokane Omak Vernon Lytton Merritt Kelowna Osoyoos Nespelem Colville Republic Winthrop Oroville Kamloops Lillooet Penticton Princeton Grand Forks Cache Creek S i m i l k a m e e n R i v e r Th o m p s o n R i v e r Salmon Arm Twisp Inchelium Tonasket Okanagan Highlands Central Okanagan Thompson Okanagan Plateau Northern Cascade Ranges Interior Transition Ranges 124°W 124°W 123°W 123°W 122°W 122°W 121°W 121°W 120°W 120°W 119°W 119°W 118°W 118°W 117°W 117°W 116°W 48°N 48°N 49°N 49°N 50°N 50°N 51°N 51°N OKANAGAN ECOREGION: Map 3. Terrestrial Ecosections P A CI F I C O C E A N IDAHO OREGON MONTANA WASHINGTON CALIF BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA CANADA U.S.A. C A N A D A U. S. A. Ecosection Central Okanagan Interior Transition Ranges Northern Cascade Ranges Okanagan Highlands Thompson Okanagan Plateau The Okanagan Ecoregion is divided into 5 sections that roughly match the British Columbia Ecoregion Classification’s ecoregion-level delineation in the Shining Mountains Project, with the exception of the Thompson Okanagan Plateau which was split into two sections. In the context of the British Columbia classification system, the term “ecoregion” applies to a lower level of ecological system classification than how it is being applied in this ecoregional assessment context. The term ecoregion is roughly equivalent to the BC classification’s ecoprovince level of classification. In the BC classification, ecoprovinces are areas with consistent climatic relief and regional landforms, and ecoregions are areas with major physiographic and minor macroclimatic variation. The Okanagan Ecoregion falls within the Dry Ecodomain which is an extension of the dry climate regime which extends up from the interior of northern Mexico and the northwestern United States. The two most commonly recognized climates are arid desert and semiarid steppe. Ecoregion Boundary International Boundary US State Boundary Lake River Transportation Water Political Populated Place Major Highway Minor Highway Scale 1:1,900,000 0 5 10 Miles 0 10 20 Kilometres The Nature Conservancy Washington Chapter October 2006 Projection: BC Albers Equal Area Sources: BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Nature Conservancy of Canada, The Nature Conservancy, WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, WA Dept. of Natural Resources, USGS, ESRI B.C. Conservation Data Centre The Partners (NCC, TNC, WDFW, WNHP, CDC, NatureServe) do not verify or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. The Partners provide this data without any warranty of any kind whatsoever, either express or implied. The Partners shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided.
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Methow River
Okan ogan Riv er
Sanpoil River
Colvil le River
Twi s p River
Chew
ack R
iver
Kettle RiverLo
st R
iver
Ste hekin River
Fraser River
F r a nkli n
D. R
oosev
elt L
ake
Ross Lake
Lake Chelan
Omak Lake
CurlewLake
Fraser Ri ver
Kettle R
iver
West Ket tle River
Bridge River
Okanag an Lak
e
Shuswap Lake
Adams L
ake
Kamloops LakeSeton Lake
Carpenter Lake
LillooetLake
BonaparteLake
Ander
son La
ke
Nicola
Lake
Skaha Lake
Osoyoos Lake
Spokane
Omak
Vernon
Lytton
Merritt
Kelowna
Osoyoos
Nespelem
ColvilleRepublic
Winthrop
Oroville
KamloopsLillooet
Penticton
Princeton
Grand Forks
Cache Creek
Similk
ameen
Rive
r
Tho mpson
Rive r
Salmon Arm
TwispInchelium
Tonasket
Okanagan Highlands
Central Okanagan
Thompson Okanagan Plateau
Northern Cascade Ranges
Interior Transition Ranges
124°W
124°W
123°W
123°W
122°W
122°W
121°W
121°W
120°W
120°W
119°W
119°W
118°W
118°W
117°W
117°W
116°W
48°N
48°N
49°N
49°N
50°N
50°N
51°N
51°N
OKANAGAN ECOREGION:Map 3. Terrestrial
EcosectionsPA C
I FI C
OC
EA
N
IDAHO
OREGON
MONTANA
WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA
BRITISHCOLUMBIA
ALBERTA
CANADAU.S.A.
C A N A D A
U. S. A.
EcosectionCentral OkanaganInterior Transition RangesNorthern Cascade RangesOkanagan HighlandsThompson Okanagan Plateau
The Okanagan Ecoregion is divided into 5sections that roughly match the British ColumbiaEcoregion Classification’s ecoregion-leveldelineation in the Shining Mountains Project,with the exception of the Thompson OkanaganPlateau which was split into two sections. In thecontext of the British Columbia classificationsystem, the term “ecoregion” applies to a lowerlevel of ecological system classification thanhow it is being applied in this ecoregionalassessment context. The term ecoregion isroughly equivalent to the BC classification’secoprovince level of classification. In the BCclassification, ecoprovinces are areas withconsistent climatic relief and regional landforms,and ecoregions are areas with majorphysiographic and minor macroclimaticvariation. The Okanagan Ecoregion falls withinthe Dry Ecodomain which is an extension of thedry climate regime which extends up from theinterior of northern Mexico and the northwesternUnited States. The two most commonlyrecognized climates are arid desert and semiaridsteppe.
Ecoregion Boundary
International BoundaryUS State Boundary
LakeRiver
Transportation
Water
PoliticalPopulated Place
Major HighwayMinor Highway
Scale 1:1,900,0000 5 10 Miles
0 10 20 Kilometres
The Nature ConservancyWashington Chapter
October 2006
Projection: BC Albers Equal Area
Sources:BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands,Nature Conservancy of Canada,The Nature Conservancy,WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,WA Dept. of Natural Resources,USGS, ESRI
B.C. ConservationData Centre
The Partners (NCC, TNC, WDFW, WNHP, CDC, NatureServe) do not verify orguarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. ThePartners provide this data without any warranty of any kind whatsoever, eitherexpress or implied. The Partners shall not be liable for incidental,consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided.
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