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Help Lake

51.6519° N, 117.4392° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Help Lake, British Columbia. 51.6519° N, 117.4392° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/help-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.
  • 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).

Help Lake covers 0.12 km², making it smaller than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 25 km northwest of Donald.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and burbot.

Area
0.12 km²
smaller than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
1.7 km
shorter than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
990 m

Today on the water

13.5 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SE 8 km/h

Observed at Golden, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time4 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/hS 10S 20S 20S 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C7891110866
Precip. %2030808080606060

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Golden (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:04 a.m.
Sunset
6:08 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:42 p.m.
Moonrise
6:01 a.m.
Moonset
5:28 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 38 government surveys (1974–2004) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout32 of 38
  • Brook Trout1 of 38
  • Burbot1 of 38
Other species (2)
  • Largescale Sucker 3
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.