Little Shuswap Lake
50.8486° N, 119.6439° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Little Shuswap Lake, British Columbia. 50.8486° N, 119.6439° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/little-shuswap-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.
Little Shuswap Lake covers 17.6 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Chase.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including burbot, Chinook salmon and coho salmon.
- Area
- 17.6 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 21 km
- longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 344 m
Today on the water
9.9 °C
Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 |
Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.
Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:39 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:12 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:10 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1980–1989) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.