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McKean Lakes

49.8169° N, 117.8158° W

McKean Lakes, British Columbia. 49.8169° N, 117.8158° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mckean-lakes/, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

McKean Lakes covers 0.21 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km northwest of Slocan.

Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: westslope cutthroat trout.

Area
0.21 km²
Shoreline
2.9 km
Fish species
1
Elevation
2,067 m

Today on the water

11.1 °C

Wind SE 6 km/h

Observed at Nakusp, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmS 20S 20S 20calmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h404040
Temp. °C7911121211109
Precip. %001001001001006060

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 2:04 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:31 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:12 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
6:02 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Castlegar, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (1971–1995) that recorded them.

  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout3 of 4

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

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.