Helmer Lake
50.3181° N, 120.6514° W
Helmer Lake, British Columbia. 50.3181° N, 120.6514° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/helmer-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).
- 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).
Helmer Lake covers 0.16 km², British Columbia. It lies 25 km northeast of Merritt.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.5 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,348 m
Today on the water
16.4 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 30 |
Today: Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Snow level lowering to 1700 metres near noon. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near 14. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:43 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:15 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:55 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:14 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys (1995–1995) that recorded them.
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.
- Helmer Lake Recreation Site