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Garcia Lake

50.0589° N, 120.6689° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Garcia Lake, British Columbia. 50.0589° N, 120.6689° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Garcia Lake covers 0.18 km², making it smaller than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 10 km southeast of Merritt.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout.

Area
0.18 km²
smaller than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
1.9 km
shorter than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,044 m

Today on the water

17.1 °C

Wind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Merritt, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hSW 30SW 30SW 30SW 30SW 30NW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h505050505040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C1514121110865
Precip. %00808080808030

Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 13.

Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:15 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:43 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 61 government surveys (1938–1997) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout48 of 61
  • Cutthroat Trout4 of 61Not recorded since 1960
  • Brook Trout2 of 61Not recorded since 1970
  • Coho Salmon1 of 61Not recorded since 1984
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout1 of 61Not recorded since 1957
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Redside Shiner 4

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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