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Champion Lakes

49.185° N, 117.6133° W

Champion Lakes, British Columbia. 49.185° N, 117.6133° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/champion-lakes/, 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.
  • 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Champion Lakes covers 0.14 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km northeast of Trail.

Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout.

Area
0.14 km²
Shoreline
1.8 km
Fish species
4
Elevation
1,059 m

Today on the water

11.6 °C

Wind SSE 4 km/h

Observed at Trail, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmcalmSW 30SW 30SW 20calmcalm
Gusts km/h5050
Temp. °C87101416141110
Precip. %0008080000

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Trail (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:02 a.m.
Sunset
6:12 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:43 p.m.
Moonrise
6:00 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Castlegar, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 73 government surveys (1943–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout58 of 73
Other species (3)
  • Redside Shiner 7
  • Longnose Sucker 4
  • Largescale Sucker 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.