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James Lake

49.9556° N, 119.2458° W

James Lake, British Columbia. 49.9556° N, 119.2458° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

James Lake covers 0.41 km², British Columbia. It lies 19 km east of Kelowna.

Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.

Area
0.41 km²
Shoreline
3.8 km
Fish species
1
Elevation
1,370 m

Today on the water

10 °C

ClearWind NNW 4 km/h

Observed at Kelowna, 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/hvar. 5S 20SW 20SW 20SW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Temp. °C121012141312109
Precip. %020808080802020

Tonight: Cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 10.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:37 a.m.
Sunrise
7:09 a.m.
Sunset
6:17 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:50 p.m.
Moonrise
6:08 a.m.
Moonset
5:37 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Central Okanagan, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1991–1995) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout10 of 10

Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.