Big Fish Lake
50.7869° N, 116.3872° W
Big Fish Lake, British Columbia. 50.7869° N, 116.3872° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-fish-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.
- 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.
- 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 Fish Lake covers 0.22 km², British Columbia. It lies 29 km northwest of Radium Hot Springs.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.1 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,118 m
Today on the water
| Time | 4 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/h | calm | calm | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.
Weather: Invermere (local forecast), as of 3:05 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:59 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:05 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:38 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:56 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:25 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1969 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 58 government surveys (1938–2026) that recorded them.
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.
- Bigfish (Dunbar) Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.