Carpenter Lake
50.8633° N, 122.5519° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Carpenter Lake, British Columbia. 50.8633° N, 122.5519° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/carpenter-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.
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Carpenter Lake covers 46.6 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Gold Bridge.
Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including bull trout, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 46.6 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 112 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 11
- more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 631 m
Today on the water
12.4 °C
Observed at Lillooet, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | N 20 | N 20 | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Showers beginning overnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 11.
Weather: Lillooet (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:30 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:02 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:50 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 473 government surveys (1950–2020) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Coastrange Sculpin 20
- Redside Shiner 13
- Slimy Sculpin 2
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Other
- Bridgelip Sucker 38
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points.
Southeast end
- Mission Dam Recreation Site
Northwest end
- Gun Creek Recreation Site
Photos
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