Grave Lake
49.865° N, 114.8339° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Grave Lake, British Columbia. 49.865° N, 114.8339° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/grave-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).
- 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).
Grave Lake covers 1.24 km², making it larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 28 km north of Hazell.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and westslope cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 1.24 km²
- larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.8 km
- longer than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,277 m
Today on the water
14.6 °C
Observed at Sparwood, as of 6:00 a.m. MDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast 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 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Today: Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then periods of rain. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 16. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Sparwood (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:19 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:51 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:00 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:32 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:49 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
3 low risk
Sparwood, as of 5:00 a.m. MDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 133 government surveys (1923–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 3
Other
- Longnose Sucker 3
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.