Big Bar Lake
51.3106° N, 121.7986° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Big Bar Lake, British Columbia. 51.3106° N, 121.7986° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-bar-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.
- 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).
Big Bar Lake covers 2.27 km², making it larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km north of Clinton.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and lake trout.
- Area
- 2.27 km²
- larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 11.4 km
- longer than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,080 m
Today on the water
12.6 °C
Observed at Clinton, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| 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 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Rain beginning before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 10.
Weather: Clinton (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:48 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:26 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:46 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 79 government surveys (1927–2024) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Rainbow Smelt 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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