David Thompson Lake
51.8483° N, 116.8303° W
David Thompson Lake, Alberta. 51.8483° N, 116.8303° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/ab/david-thompson-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
David Thompson Lake covers 0.15 km², Alberta. It lies 61 km northeast of Golden.
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.7 km
- Elevation
- 2,121 m
Today on the water
10.8 °C
Observed at Yoho (National Park), as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 20 | W 30 | W 30 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 3.
Weather: Yoho (National Park) (local forecast), as of 2:05 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:01 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:06 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:39 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:59 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:25 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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