Horseshoe Lake
50.4794° N, 120.1711° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Horseshoe Lake, British Columbia. 50.4794° N, 120.1711° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/horseshoe-lake-near-kamloops/, 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).
Horseshoe Lake covers 0.19 km², making it smaller than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 9.1 km southeast of Brigade Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including brook trout, rainbow trout and pumpkinseed.
- Area
- 0.19 km²
- smaller than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.9 km
- shorter than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,114 m
Today on the water
12.3 °C
Observed at Kamloops, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 1 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/h | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
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
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 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
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 120 government surveys (1958–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.