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Map of Missezula Lake

Missezula Lake

49.7844° N, 120.5217° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Missezula Lake, British Columbia. 49.7844° N, 120.5217° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Missezula Lake covers 2.52 km², making it larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 20 km northwest of Bankeir.

Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and brook trout.

Area
2.52 km²
larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
14.8 km
longer than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
11
more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,010 m

Today on the water

8.1 °C

Mostly CloudyWind calm

Observed at Princeton, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time2 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/hSW 15SW 20SW 20SW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C97813121097
Precip. %2020208080808020

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 7.

Weather: Princeton (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:14 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
6:13 a.m.
Moonset
5:43 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 299 government surveys (1932–2025) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout218 of 299
  • Kokanee43 of 299Not recorded since 1995
  • Brook Trout24 of 299
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 299Not recorded since 1969
Forage fish and other species (7)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 3
  • Chiselmouth 1
  • Pygmy Whitefish 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Bering Cisco 1
  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.