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Beaver Lake

50.1808° N, 117.4617° W

Beaver Lake, British Columbia. 50.1808° N, 117.4617° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/beaver-lake-near-nakusp/, 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.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
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  • 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).

Beaver Lake covers 0.12 km², British Columbia. It lies 25 km southeast of Nakusp.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
0.12 km²
Shoreline
1.5 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
869 m

Today on the water

10.8 °C

Wind E 7 km/h

Observed at Nakusp, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h4040
Temp. °C6910121311109
Precip. %0010010010010010060

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:02 a.m.
Sunset
6:10 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:42 p.m.
Moonrise
6:00 a.m.
Moonset
5:30 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 40 government surveys (1976–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout38 of 40
  • Kokanee1 of 40Not recorded since 1981

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.