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The name Osoyoos means "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language (Syilx'tsn). Osoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley near British Columbia's border with Washington state. Because of its popularity as a recreational area with residents from elsewhere in British Columbia and especially Alberta, its population swells in the summer months. There is also a rapidly growing year-round retiree population. Osoyoos Lake may be Canada's warmest lake, with average summer water temperatures of 24°C.
Osoyoos is situated on the east-west Crowsnest Highway with a significant ascent out of the Okanagan Valley in either direction. On highway 97 south there is a 24 hour border crossing between Canada and the United States between Osoyoos and Oroville, Washington.