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Map of Kinbasket Lake

Kinbasket Lake

52.1331° N, 118.4331° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Kinbasket Lake, British Columbia. 52.1331° N, 118.4331° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kinbasket-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.
  • 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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Kinbasket Lake covers 419 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 5 km south of Cedarside.

Government surveys have recorded 20 fish species here, including burbot, bull trout and rainbow trout.

Area
419 km²
larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
682 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
20
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
729 m

Today on the water

11.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SW 4 km/h, gusts 30

Observed at Cummins Lakes Park, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m.

Time11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.
Wind km/hS 20S 20S 20S 20SW 20SW 20SW 20NE 20
Gusts404040
Waves (est.) m0.40.40.40.40.3
Temp. °C108888887
Precip. %8080808080808030

Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h near midnight. Low 8.

Weather: Cummins Lakes Park (local forecast), as of 10:01 p.m. PDT

Water level

Kinbasket Lake below Garrett Creek: 750.65 m at 8:35 p.m. PDT: 50 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.

752.9746.77

Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08NB017

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:33 a.m.
Sunrise
7:06 a.m.
Sunset
6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:48 p.m.
Moonrise
4:46 a.m.
Moonset
5:20 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% 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 656 government surveys (1961–2019) that recorded them.

  • Burbot242 of 656
  • Bull Trout45 of 656
  • Rainbow Trout29 of 656
  • Mountain Whitefish21 of 656
  • Kokanee13 of 656
  • Brook Trout1 of 656Not recorded since 1961
  • Dolly Varden1 of 656Not recorded since 1985
  • Pumpkinseed1 of 656
  • White Sturgeon1 of 656Not recorded since 2001
Forage fish and other species (11)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 58
  • Prickly Sculpin 38
  • Peamouth Chub 37
  • Lake Chub 21
  • Pygmy Whitefish 6
  • Longnose Dace 3
  • Torrent Sculpin 3
  • Slimy Sculpin 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 50
  • Longnose Sucker 17
  • Largescale Sucker 15

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

10 listed access points, 8 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.

Southeast end

Southwest shore

Northwest end

Photos

Mouth of Kinbasket Lake
Photo: JordanEightySeven, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South End of Kinbasket Lake (5510161564)
Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons