Nickel Plate Lake
49.3992° N, 119.9561° W
Nickel Plate Lake, British Columbia. 49.3992° N, 119.9561° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nickel-plate-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- 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.
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- 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).
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Nickel Plate Lake covers 0.72 km², British Columbia. It lies 29 km west of Penticton.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and kokanee.
- Area
- 0.72 km²
- Shoreline
- 4.7 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,849 m
Today on the water
12.3 °C
Observed at Penticton, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 70 | 70 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
Today: Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of showers late this morning and early this afternoon. Snow level lowering to 1700 metres near noon. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming north 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 18. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Penticton (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:40 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:12 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:10 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
South Okanagan, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1968 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 107 government surveys (1932–2014) that recorded them.
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.
- Nickel Plate Lake Recreation Site