Hamilton Lake

50.0981° N, 120.6322° W

Hamilton Lake, British Columbia. 50.0981° N, 120.6322° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Hamilton Lake covers 0.26 km², British Columbia. It lies 11 km southeast of Merritt.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and brook trout.

Today on the water

16.4 °C

Wind SSW 10 km/h

Observed at Merritt, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is the sheltered side.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
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	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	13	12	11	10	7	5	5
Precip. %	0	80	80	80	80	80	30	30

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

Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT

Sport fish by the share of the 22 government surveys (1984–2023) that recorded them.

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