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Map of Ida Lake

Ida Lake

50.4514° N, 126.8131° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Ida Lake, British Columbia. 50.4514° N, 126.8131° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ida-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.
  • 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).

Ida Lake covers 1 km², making it larger than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 8.7 km south of Kokish.

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

Area
1 km²
larger than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
8.9 km
longer than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
266 m

Today on the water

9.5 °C

Light RainWind WNW 18 km/h

Observed at Port Hardy, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time6 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/hNW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 5NW 5NW 5
Gusts km/h4040404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C1111111110987
Precip. %10060606030303030

Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:07 a.m.
Sunrise
7:40 a.m.
Sunset
6:47 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:40 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 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 10 government surveys (1980–1995) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout2 of 10Not recorded since 1980
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 10
  • Steelhead2 of 10
  • Coho Salmon1 of 10
  • Dolly Varden1 of 10
  • Kokanee1 of 10
  • Sockeye Salmon1 of 10Not recorded since 1980

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.