Downton Lake
50.8447° N, 123.0086° W
Downton Lake, British Columbia. 50.8447° N, 123.0086° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/downton-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).
Downton Lake covers 22.3 km², British Columbia. It lies 8.9 km west of Gold Bridge.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.
- Area
- 22.3 km²
- Shoreline
- 58.1 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 736 m
Today on the water
10.8 °C
Observed at Pemberton, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the southwest: the southwest 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 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 80 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight then rain. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Low 8.
Weather: Pemberton (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:52 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:31 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:52 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1976–2011) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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