Mowich Lake
51.0372° N, 120.8944° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Mowich Lake, British Columbia. 51.0372° N, 120.8944° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mowich-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.
- 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).
Mowich Lake covers 0.28 km², making it smaller than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 31 km north of Savona.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout and kokanee.
- Area
- 0.28 km²
- smaller than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.8 km
- shorter than 66% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 778 m
Today on the water
8.9 °C
Observed at Cache Creek, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 3 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/h | SW 30 | SW 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 late this evening. Low 10.
Weather: Cache Creek (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:44 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1971 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1952–1970) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Chiselmouth 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Bridgelip Sucker 1
- 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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