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Frances Lake

50.0075° N, 121.655° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Frances Lake, British Columbia. 50.0075° N, 121.655° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/frances-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).

Frances Lake covers 0.29 km², making it smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 13 km northwest of Boothroyd.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including coho salmon, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.

Area
0.29 km²
smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
2.5 km
shorter than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
305 m

Today on the water

20.4 °C

ClearWind S 26 km/h

Observed at Lytton, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time1 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/hS 40S 40S 40S 40S 20S 20S 20N 20
Gusts km/h70707070505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C1513131413131210
Precip. %080808080808060

Tonight: Cloudy. Showers beginning after midnight. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70. Low 13.

Weather: Lytton (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:47 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:18 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 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 20 government surveys (1957–1998) that recorded them.

  • Coho Salmon3 of 20
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 20
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 20
  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 20
  • Brook Trout1 of 20Not recorded since 1957
  • Bull Trout1 of 20
  • Chinook Salmon1 of 20
  • Dolly Varden1 of 20Not recorded since 1973
  • Pink Salmon1 of 20
  • Steelhead1 of 20Not recorded since 1975
Forage fish and other species (2)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.