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Little Wilson Lake

50.2308° N, 117.5711° W

Little Wilson Lake, British Columbia. 50.2308° N, 117.5711° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/little-wilson-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.
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Little Wilson Lake covers 0.27 km², British Columbia. It lies 16 km southeast of Nakusp.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
0.27 km²
Shoreline
3 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
898 m

Today on the water

11.5 °C

Wind SE 9 km/h

Observed at Nakusp, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

Time5 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/hcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h4040
Temp. °C8101112111098
Precip. %0010010040404040

Today: Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 12. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:10 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:43 p.m.
Moonrise
6:01 a.m.
Moonset
5:30 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 40 government surveys (1981–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout38 of 40
  • Kokanee2 of 40Not recorded since 1995

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.