Gibson Lake
49.7244° N, 117.1569° W
Gibson Lake, British Columbia. 49.7244° N, 117.1569° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/gibson-lake-near-nelson/, 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).
- 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).
Gibson Lake covers 0.14 km², British Columbia. It lies 28 km northeast of Nelson.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: westslope cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.5 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,557 m
Today on the water
9.1 °C
Observed at Nelson, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | SW 30 | SW 30 | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon with a few showers. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 15. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:28 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:59 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:29 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Castlegar, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1968–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.