Arkansas Lake
49.1692° N, 116.9717° W
Arkansas Lake, British Columbia. 49.1692° N, 116.9717° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/arkansas-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.
- Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- 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).
Arkansas Lake covers 0.18 km², British Columbia. It lies 34 km northwest of Creston.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,841 m
Today on the water
14.2 °C
Observed at Creston, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | calm | S 30 | S 30 | S 30 | var. 5 | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 30 |
Tonight: Clear. Low 8.
Weather: Creston (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:28 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:58 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:29 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Castlegar, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (1935–1938) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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