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Catherine Lake

50.4033° N, 117.9672° W

Catherine Lake, British Columbia. 50.4033° N, 117.9672° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Catherine Lake covers 0.29 km², British Columbia. It lies 22 km north of Nakusp.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and longnose sucker.

Area
0.29 km²
Shoreline
2.2 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
819 m

Today on the water

11.5 °C

Wind SE 9 km/h

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

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/hcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h4040
Temp. °C8101112111098
Precip. %0010010040404040

Today: Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 12. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:32 a.m.
Sunrise
7:05 a.m.
Sunset
6:12 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
6:03 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 66 government surveys (1952–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout65 of 66
Other species (1)
  • Longnose 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.