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Columbia Lake

50.2264° N, 115.8514° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Columbia Lake, British Columbia. 50.2264° N, 115.8514° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/columbia-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Columbia Lake covers 24.1 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.6 km north of Canal Flats.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including burbot and pumpkinseed.

Area
24.1 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
42.1 km
longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
807 m

Today on the water

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time2 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/hcalmcalmcalmSW 30SW 30SW 30SW 30var. 5
Gusts km/h50505050
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.1<0.10.5
Temp. °C1088121817129
Precip. %000060603030

Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Invermere (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. MDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:23 a.m.
Sunrise
7:56 a.m.
Sunset
7:03 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:36 p.m.
Moonrise
6:54 a.m.
Moonset
6:23 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 57 government surveys (2007–2016) that recorded them.

  • Burbot13 of 57
  • Pumpkinseed7 of 57
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 25
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Photos

Columbia Lake - panoramio (1)
Photo: Shane Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Columbia Lake - panoramio
Photo: Vlad Podvorny, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Columbia Lake and Mountains - panoramio
Photo: Shane Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons