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Kokanee Lakes in British Columbia

Government fish surveys have recorded kokanee in 438 British Columbia lakes, 16% of the 2,671 lakes in this atlas with sport-fish records.

Lakes
438
Recorded since 2010
101
Median size
2.19 km²
Latest record
2026

Where it is found

Most of these lakes are in Cariboo (70), Bulkley-Nechako (57) and Thompson-Nicola (40).

In these lakes the sport fish most often recorded alongside it are rainbow trout (80%), cutthroat trout (44%), Dolly Varden (39%) and mountain whitefish (33%).

Seasons, limits and sanctuaries vary by zone: check the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations before you fish.

Sugar LakeBridge LakeMcLeese LakeUpper Arrow LakeDeka LakeStump LakeStave LakeSulphurous LakeAlouette LakeSkaha LakeBowron LakeKootenay LakeMissezula LakeQuesnel LakeOkanagan LakeWilliston LakeMonte LakeMoyie LakeCanim LakeNess LakeCultus LakeShuswap LakeKalamalka LakeAlleyne LakeShawnigan LakeWahleach LakeStony LakeKinbasket LakeWindermere LakeLake RevelstokeSlocan LakeAlta LakeWhatshan LakeGun LakeBaynes LakeChilliwack LakeCluculz LakeKawkawa LakeSproat LakeMabel LakePremier LakeMoose LakeBabine LakeGreat Central LakeBirkenhead LakeWhite LakeBrannen LakeTrout LakeStuart LakeCameron LakeTakla LakeHayward LakeMahood LakeHorne LakePitt LakeVillage Bay LakeWoss LakeMohun LakeAdams LakeAllison LakeKennedy LakeLillooet LakeVaseux LakeHarrison LakeNahmint LakeRolley LakeWhonnock LakeMeziadin Lake
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Where kokanee is most consistently recorded

Ranked by the number of observation records, then by the most recent record.

#LakeRecordsLast recordMax depth mArea km²
1Sugar LakeNorth Okanagan754199521.7
2BendzinyCariboo417202117.1
3Machete LakeThompson-Nicola30220144.8
4Lac la HacheCariboo290202118.4
5Bridge LakeCariboo239202613.7
6McLeese LakeCariboo20620262.17
7Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay1792019510
8Horse LakeCariboo142202612.2
9Deka LakeCariboo121202611.5
10Wood LakeCentral Okanagan11020119.1
11Stump LakeThompson-Nicola9020267.13
12Echo LakeNorth Okanagan9019950.71
13Stave LakeFraser Valley84201456.3
14Tyee LakeCariboo8120264.21
15Klaklakama LakesMount Waddington7720192.54
16Sulphurous LakeCariboo7320263.85
17Alouette LakeFraser Valley72201815.8
18Duncan LakeCentral Kootenay72201072.8
19Dinosaur LakePeace River6820188.57
20Green LakeCariboo62202628.8
21Ruth LakeCariboo6120263.27
22Skaha LakeOkanagan-Similkameen57201119.5
23Bowron LakeCariboo54200110.2
24Big LakeCariboo4920265.8
25Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay472022422
26Missezula LakeThompson-Nicola4319952.52
27Quesnel LakeCariboo382022271
28Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan372011349
29Williston LakePeace River3620181,720
30Coquitlam LakeGreater Vancouver34201512
31Monroe LakeEast Kootenay3220260.54
32Ten Mile LakeCariboo3020262.71
33Carpenter LakeSquamish-Lillooet30202046.6
34Murtle LakeThompson-Nicola30200176.4
35Monte LakeThompson-Nicola2820261.64
36Moyie LakeEast Kootenay2820255.96
37Chimney LakeCariboo2620264.29
38Dutch LakeThompson-Nicola2520260.55
39Seton LakeSquamish-Lillooet25201424.9
40Powell LakePowell River242012124
41Paul LakeThompson-Nicola2320262.67
42Canim LakeCariboo23200256.1
43Bobbs LakeCariboo2120261.07
44Camp LakeFraser-Fort George2120260.26
45Purden LakeFraser-Fort George2120268.05
46Timothy LakeCariboo2120264.45
47Ness LakeFraser-Fort George2020263.48
48Vidette LakeThompson-Nicola2020000.4
49Till LakeCariboo1920261.03
50Cultus LakeFraser Valley1820086.34

Top 50 of 438 lakes. Download the full list (CSV). Source: British Columbia’s Fisheries Information Summary System observations (OGL-BC). Data as of October 9, 2026. A record means a survey caught or observed the species, not that it is abundant today.

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