Lake of the Woods
50.0336° N, 120.4614° W
Lake of the Woods, British Columbia. 50.0336° N, 120.4614° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/lake-of-the-woods-near-merritt/, 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).
Lake of the Woods covers 0.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 25 km southeast of Merritt.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,152 m
Today on the water
16.4 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 13.
Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:42 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:14 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:54 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:42 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1982–1984) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.