Crater Lake
49.9267° N, 120.5628° W
Crater Lake, British Columbia. 49.9267° N, 120.5628° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/crater-lake-near-merritt/, 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).
Crater Lake covers 0.18 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km south of Merritt.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- Shoreline
- 2 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 996 m
Today on the water
17.9 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 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 | ||
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 13.
Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:42 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:14 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:55 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1985–1991) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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