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Magna Bay Boat Rentals and Shuswap Lake

Magna Bay Boat Rentals has been in business since 1999 with the best maintained fleet in North Shuswap.  

We take pride in our vessels, offering half-day and full-day rentals with a discount on rentals seven consecutive days or longer.  We can even provide you with a temporary license and training. 
We understand you are on vacation, so we take care of everything and you can relax and make lasting memories on the beautiful Shuswap Lake.  

Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable! Ask them questions about the area, on land or on water - they are local experts.  

The office is open 7 days a week from 9AM until 6PM during peak season (mid June to early September), and during the shoulder season (May and September) we are responsive and offer discounted rentals.  The rest of the year we are available for any inquiries.  

Our goal is to ensure you have the best time on the water making the best memories that last a lifetime!

Magna Bay Boat Rentals – Adventure and fun for you, your family and your friends.

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Shuswap Lake

Shuswap Lake (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) is a lake located in south-central British ColumbiaCanada that drains via the Little River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap Lake is the source of the South Thompson River, a branch of the Thompson River, a tributary of the Fraser River. It is at the heart of a region known as the Shuswap Country or “the Shuswap”, noted for its recreational lakeshore communities including the city of Salmon Arm. The name “Shuswap” is derived from the Shuswap or Secwepemc First Nations people, the most northern of the Interior Salish peoples, whose territory includes the Shuswap.

Shuswap Lake consists of four arms, forming a shape reminiscent of the letter H. The four arms are called Salmon Arm (Southwest), Anstey Arm (Northeast), Seymour Arm (North), and the main lake (West). Shuswap Lake connects to Little Shuswap Lake via the Little River, which flows from the end of the west arm.

To the north-west it is fed by the Adams River, which drains Adams Lake. Shuswap Lake connects to Mara Lake at the Sicamous Channel. The Shuswap River connects via Mara Lake. In the south-west the Salmon River flows into the lake at Salmon Arm. The Eagle River runs down from the Eagle Pass in the Monashees to enter the lake at Sicamous, in the east. The Seymour River empties into the northern end of  Seymour Arm. In addition to these rivers, numerous creeks feed the lake, including Scotch Creek, which runs south to the north shore of the main arm, near the community of the same name.

The central interior plateau of British Columbia drained by the Fraser and Okanagan rivers is part of the Shuswap terrane in British Columbia and northern Washington state. It is dissected by numerous elongated, glacially-overdeepened lake basins which are formed by the same mechanisms as coastal fjords.

Book with the best boat rental place in the Shuswap!

6853 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Magna Bay BC  V0E1M7

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