Nimpo Lake
52.3358° N, 125.1842° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Nimpo Lake, British Columbia. 52.3358° N, 125.1842° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nimpo-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Nimpo Lake covers 9.44 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 12 km south of Anahim Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, bull trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 9.44 km²
- larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 38.7 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,118 m
Today on the water
5.8 °C
Observed at Puntzi Mountain, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 2 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/h | SW 20 | W 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Rain beginning this evening. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 5.
Weather: Puntzi Mountain (local forecast), as of 1:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:35 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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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 78 government surveys (1967–2000) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 2
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 3
- Longnose Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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