Gwen Lake
50.0056° N, 120.7597° W
Gwen Lake, British Columbia. 50.0056° N, 120.7597° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/gwen-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.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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).
Gwen Lake covers 0.2 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km south of Merritt.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and redside shiner.
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.1 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,230 m
Today on the water
17.1 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 4 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/h | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
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
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:14 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 46 government surveys (1958–2025) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Redside Shiner 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Gwen Lake Recreation Site