Chum Lake
50.8206° N, 119.5814° W
Chum Lake, British Columbia. 50.8206° N, 119.5814° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chum-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.
- 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).
Chum Lake covers 0.37 km², British Columbia. It lies 25 km northwest of Salmon Arm.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and kokanee.
- Area
- 0.37 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.8 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 564 m
Today on the water
9.9 °C
Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 |
Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.
Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:38 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:10 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1914–1982) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.