Bowron Lake
53.2319° N, 121.3792° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Bowron Lake, British Columbia. 53.2319° N, 121.3792° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bowron-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
Bowron Lake covers 10.2 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km east of Wells.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and bull trout.
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 29 km
- longer than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 909 m
Today on the water
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.
| 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 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | |||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Low plus 4.
Weather: Dome Creek (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:57 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:42 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 73 government surveys (1949–2001) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.