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Howes Lake

52.3836° N, 122.1336° W

Howes Lake, British Columbia. 52.3836° N, 122.1336° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Howes Lake covers 0.65 km², British Columbia. It lies 28 km northeast of Williams Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and redside shiner.

Area
0.65 km²
Shoreline
4 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
998 m

Today on the water

11.3 °C

Mostly CloudyWind ESE 9 km/h

Observed at Williams Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hS 15NW 20NW 20N 30N 30N 30N 15N 15
Gusts km/h505050
Temp. °C88764322
Precip. %1001001006060606060

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 2:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:23 a.m.
Sunset
6:26 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:00 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
5:46 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Williams Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 62 government surveys (1973–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout59 of 62
Other species (1)
  • Redside Shiner 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.