Chapperon Lake
50.2039° N, 120.0539° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Chapperon Lake, British Columbia. 50.2039° N, 120.0539° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chapperon-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.
- 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).
Chapperon Lake covers 4.36 km², making it larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 10 km east of Douglas Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 4.36 km²
- larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 15.2 km
- longer than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 930 m
Today on the water
17.5 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 4 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 20 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | NW 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 13.
Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:40 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:40 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Central Okanagan, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1980 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1979–2008) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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