Eagle Bay is a
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the s ...
located on the Shuswap Highland Peninsula on the southern shore of
Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) is a lake located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little Shuswap River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap Lake is the source of the South Thompson River ...
in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Location and Nearby Settlements
The community is situated across the lake from Crowfoot Mountain on the southern shore of Shuswap Lake. It is 24 kilometres east of
Sorrento, British Columbia
Sorrento is an unincorporated area, unincorporated settlement located on the south shore of Shuswap Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. It i ...
, which is about 20 minutes by automobile. Access to Eagle Bay from Sorrento is via Blind Bay Road and Eagle Bay Road or via the Trans-Canada Highway, Balmoral Road and Eagle Bay Rd.
The South Shuswap region, where Eagle Bay is found, includes the communities of
Balmoral,
Blind Bay,
Carlin,
Notch Hill,
Skimikin,
Sorrento
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,
Sunnybrae,
Tappen,
White Lake, and
Wild Rose Bay.
References
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Populated places in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Shuswap Country
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Designated places in British Columbia