Canim Lake
51.8628° N, 120.7667° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Canim Lake, British Columbia. 51.8628° N, 120.7667° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/canim-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Canim Lake covers 56.1 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Eagle Creek.
Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and lake trout.
- Area
- 56.1 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 69.4 km
- longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 12
- more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 769 m
Today on the water
12.6 °C
Observed at 100 Mile House, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.6 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
| 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: 100 Mile House (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:44 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:55 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:16 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1973 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 106 government surveys (1938–2003) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (7)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 2
- Peamouth Chub 2
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 4
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Longnose Sucker 2
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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