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Map of Box Lake

Box Lake

50.2097° N, 117.7167° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Box Lake, British Columbia. 50.2097° N, 117.7167° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Box Lake covers 0.71 km², making it larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.7 km southeast of Brouse.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and burbot.

Area
0.71 km²
larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.1 km
longer than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
589 m

Today on the water

10.3 °C

Wind ESE 7 km/h

Observed at Nakusp, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time1 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/hcalmcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.1<0.10.2
Temp. °C7810111312109
Precip. %00010010010010060

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

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:31 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:11 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:43 p.m.
Moonrise
6:02 a.m.
Moonset
5:31 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 106 government surveys (1922–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout88 of 106Not recorded since 2015
  • Kokanee10 of 106
  • Burbot2 of 106Not recorded since 1969
  • Brook Trout1 of 106Not recorded since 2004
Forage fish and other species (2)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 2

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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.