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Map of Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake

52.4561° N, 121.8225° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Beaver Lake, British Columbia. 52.4561° N, 121.8225° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/beaver-lake-near-likely/, 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.
  • Bathymetric Maps – Open, 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).

Beaver Lake covers 1.7 km², making it larger than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 25 km west of Likely.

Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
1.7 km²
larger than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
15.1 km
longer than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
9
more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
674 m

Today on the water

11.2 °C

CloudyWind SE 13 km/h

Observed at Williams Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hS 15NW 20NW 20N 30N 30N 30N 15N 15
Gusts km/h505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.30.3
Temp. °C87654321
Precip. %1001001006060606060

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:48 a.m.
Sunrise
7:22 a.m.
Sunset
6:25 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
5:45 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Williams Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 49 government surveys (1970–2012) that recorded them.

  • Smallmouth Bass27 of 49
  • Rainbow Trout6 of 49
  • Kokanee4 of 49
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 49Not recorded since 1970
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Redside Shiner 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 3
  • Bridgelip Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.