Fountain Lake
54.1692° N, 124.0417° W
Fountain Lake, British Columbia. 54.1692° N, 124.0417° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/fountain-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).
Fountain Lake covers 0.36 km², British Columbia. It lies 16 km east of Braeside.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.36 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.6 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 825 m
Today on the water
4 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| 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 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1987 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (1984–1984) that recorded them.
Other species (3)
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.