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Kokanee Lake

49.7478° N, 117.175° W

Kokanee Lake, British Columbia. 49.7478° N, 117.175° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Kokanee Lake covers 0.18 km², British Columbia. It lies 30 km northeast of Nelson.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: westslope cutthroat trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.

Area
0.18 km²
Shoreline
2.1 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
1,965 m

Today on the water

11 °C

Wind SSW 2 km/h

Observed at Nelson, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Time1 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/hcalmcalmcalmcalmSW 30SW 20SW 20calm
Gusts km/h50
Temp. °C9781116161210
Precip. %0000808000

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:29 a.m.
Sunrise
7:01 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:41 p.m.
Moonrise
5:59 a.m.
Moonset
5:29 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Castlegar, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 16 government surveys (1915–1995) that recorded them.

  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout14 of 16
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 16Not recorded since 1924
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 16Not recorded since 1915

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