Eric Lake
52.4144° N, 121.4589° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Eric Lake, British Columbia. 52.4144° N, 121.4589° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/eric-lake-near-horsefly/, 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).
Eric Lake covers 0.41 km², making it smaller than 52% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 9.1 km north of Horsefly.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including brook trout and burbot.
- Area
- 0.41 km²
- smaller than 52% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 3.2 km
- shorter than 58% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 774 m
Today on the water
7.5 °C
Observed at Williams Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 30 | W 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming north 30 gusting to 50 near noon. Temperature steady near 8. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 6:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:58 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Williams Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1973 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1972–2009) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.