Kalamalka Lake
50.1736° N, 119.33° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Kalamalka Lake, British Columbia. 50.1736° N, 119.33° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kalamalka-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Kalamalka Lake covers 25.6 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Oyama.
Government surveys have recorded 14 fish species here, including rainbow trout, lake trout and kokanee.
- Area
- 25.6 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 44 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 14
- more than 98% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 395 m
Today on the water
13.5 °C
Observed at Vernon, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 9 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 | var. 5 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 10.
Weather: Vernon (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. PDT
Water level
Kalamalka Lake at Vernon Pumphouse: 4.66 m at 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday: 60 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08NM143
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:10 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:17 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:50 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
North Okanagan, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1981 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 174 government surveys (1904–2021) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (7)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 15
- Peamouth Chub 10
- Chiselmouth 3
- Prickly Sculpin 3
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 21
- Largescale Sucker 6
- Common Carp 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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