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Headwater Lakes

49.8106° N, 120.0094° W

Headwater Lakes, British Columbia. 49.8106° N, 120.0094° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/headwater-lakes/, 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).

Headwater Lakes covers 0.58 km², British Columbia. It lies 27 km west of City of West Kelowna.

Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including brook trout, rainbow trout and bull trout.

Area
0.58 km²
Shoreline
4.4 km
Fish species
4
Elevation
1,287 m

Today on the water

17.5 °C

Wind NW 7 km/h

Observed at Summerland, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hS 15S 20S 20S 20N 20N 20N 20var. 5
Gusts km/h404040404040
Temp. °C1312131615131110
Precip. %010808020202020

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 12.

Weather: Summerland (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:40 a.m.
Sunrise
7:12 a.m.
Sunset
6:20 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:53 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:41 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Central Okanagan, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 861 government surveys (1945–2026) that recorded them.

  • Brook Trout343 of 861
  • Rainbow Trout300 of 861
  • Bull Trout1 of 861Not recorded since 1995
Other species (1)
  • Longnose Sucker 5

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.