By Sept. Given current conditions, Lake Okanagan could reach that level a month earlier this year than it did in Right now, the lake is dropping by about one centimetre a day because of evaporation and water consumption by residents and farmers, Reimer said.
That means it could take about 40 days to reach the lowest level of Municipalities and irrigation districts throughout the Valley have imposed various levels of watering restrictions.
In some cases those are strict rules on when to water outdoors while in other cases there are requests to voluntarily reduce the amount of water used. The Okanagan Basin Water Board tried to determine how much water was being used and for what purposes a few years ago so it surveyed all water providers.
It took a year to collect the information but many suppliers did not have clear data on where their water was being used and only six municipalities provided metered data, Anna Warwick Sears, executive director of the water board said. Kamloops Kelowna Penticton Vernon.
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Lucky for us, most wineries have air conditioning - the Okanagan is HOT! The Okanagan is dry. This is due to the Coastal Mountain Range, which creates a rain shadow that blocks or diverts the majority of the rainy weather systems from reaching the Okanagan. This is why Vancouver and the Lower Mainland get about 48" of precipitation a year while here in the Kelowna area we get about 16" a year. Although you can drive from the vineyards in the northern end of the Okanagan in Lake Country down to the vineyards in Osoyoos in two hours, the growing conditions change considerably.
The growing season in the southern end of the valley is about three weeks longer. These differences in temperature account for the wide variety of different grapes we grow in the valley. In the North Okanagan, we tend to focus more on varieties that require less heat and a shorter growing season.
The further south you go in the valley, the warmer it becomes and, more importantly, the longer our growing season is. This is why most of the best Syrah, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Francs are generally grown in the southern end of the valley. Because of the climate, wines grown in Oliver are going to be very different from wines grown in Lake Country.
Climate plays a huge part in determining which grape varieties can produce exceptional wines. From north to south, east to west, and everything in between, vineyard managers are discovering which varietals will do best in our young but thriving wine region. Tell us on Facebook or Twitter! Okanagan Wines vs The World People often ask me how our wines stack up against international wines. The Proof I was scrambling to pour eight glasses of wine each for 60 thirsty tasters… A total of glasses of wine!
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