Karena Lake
54.4125° N, 124.6161° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Karena Lake, British Columbia. 54.4125° N, 124.6161° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/karena-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).
Karena Lake covers 1.15 km², making it larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km south of Sunnyside.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 1.15 km²
- larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.9 km
- longer than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 863 m
Today on the water
8.7 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south 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 | S 15 | S 15 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 6.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:00 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:34 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1976 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1974–1974) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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