Map of Hicks Lake

Hicks Lake

49.3397° N, 121.7° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Hicks Lake covers 1.27 km², making it larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 7.2 km east of Harrison Hot Springs.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and lake whitefish.

Area
1.27 km²
larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
5.7 km
longer than 66% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
216 m

Today on the water

12.5 °C

Wind ESE 5 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
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/hvar. 5SW 30SW 40SW 20SW 20SW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5060404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.30.2
Temp. °C1412121314151412
Precip. %2080808040406060

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Low 11.

Weather: Agassiz (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:47 a.m.
Sunrise
7:18 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:00 p.m.
Moonrise
6:18 a.m.
Moonset
5:48 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Eastern Fraser Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 118 government surveys (1913–2026) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout51 of 118Not recorded since 2010
  • Rainbow Trout50 of 118
  • Lake Whitefish6 of 118Not recorded since 2005
  • Kokanee5 of 118Not recorded since 2005
  • Brook Trout1 of 118Not recorded since 1995
  • Burbot1 of 118Not recorded since 1995
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout1 of 118Not recorded since 1957

Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.