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Irrigation has been the key to development of the Okanagan. So often taken for granted elsewhere, water has magically unlocked the wealth in this dry valley, giving life and industry to 45,000 acres below the ditch. Fed with water from high plateau lakes, the grey hillsides of sagebrush, cactus and sand have literally blossomed into Canada's finest fruite basket.
From BC's Stops of Interest