Adams Lake
51.1694° N, 119.5736° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Adams Lake, British Columbia. 51.1694° N, 119.5736° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/adams-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.
- Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Adams Lake covers 132 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 8.7 km northeast of Squilax.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout, sockeye salmon and kokanee.
- Area
- 132 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 146 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 404 m
Today on the water
12 °C
Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m.
| Time | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 |
Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.
Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 10:02 p.m. PDT
Water level
Adams Lake near Squilax: 1.86 m at 10:00 p.m. PDT: 21 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08LD003
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:10 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 4:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:25 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
Follow this lake by email: a weekly summary of conditions.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 34 government surveys (1939–2005) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
7 listed access points, 4 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.
Northeast end
- Gordon Bay Recreation Site
- Rocky Point Recreation Site
- Tsikwustum Creek North Recreation Site
- Tsikwustum Creek South Recreation Site
Southeast shore
- Brennan Creek Recreation Site
- Honeymoon Bay Recreation Site
Northwest shore
- Skwaam Bay Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.