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Mosquito Lake

50.3108° N, 118.0636° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Mosquito Lake, British Columbia. 50.3108° N, 118.0636° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mosquito-lake-near-nakusp/, 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.
  • 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).

Mosquito Lake covers 1.6 km², making it larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 20 km northwest of Nakusp.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.

Area
1.6 km²
larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
11.3 km
longer than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
659 m

Today on the water

10.3 °C

Wind ESE 7 km/h

Observed at Nakusp, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.1<0.10.2
Temp. °C7810111312109
Precip. %00010010010010060

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

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:32 a.m.
Sunrise
7:05 a.m.
Sunset
6:12 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:45 p.m.
Moonrise
6:03 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 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 46 government surveys (1959–2004) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout33 of 46
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 46
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 3

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 4
  • Largescale Sucker 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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