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Map of Bonaparte Lake

Bonaparte Lake

51.2606° N, 120.5581° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Bonaparte Lake, British Columbia. 51.2606° N, 120.5581° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bonaparte-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).

Bonaparte Lake covers 33.4 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km west of Darfield.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.

Area
33.4 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
42.9 km
longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,175 m

Today on the water

8.7 °C

Wind ESE 8 km/h

Observed at Clearwater, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hSW 20SW 20SW 20SW 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C910111210864
Precip. %9090303030303030

Today: Periods of rain ending near noon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 12. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Clearwater (local forecast), as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:54 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:41 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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 15 government surveys (1950–2001) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee3 of 15
  • Rainbow Trout3 of 15
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 15Not recorded since 1978
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Longnose Dace 1
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.