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Heller Lake

51.1594° N, 120.5758° W

Heller Lake, British Columbia. 51.1594° N, 120.5758° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/heller-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).
  • 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).

Heller Lake covers 0.89 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km northwest of McLure.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, northern pikeminnow and redside shiner.

Area
0.89 km²
Shoreline
4.8 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
1,402 m

Today on the water

12.3 °C

Partly CloudyWind S 3 km/h

Observed at Kamloops, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hSW 30SW 20SW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Temp. °C141311111213119
Precip. %00808080808080

Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 late this evening. Low 10.

Weather: Kamloops (local forecast), as of 12:07 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:54 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:41 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kamloops, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1992–1999) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout3 of 6
Other species (2)
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Redside Shiner 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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