Otter Lake
49.5786° N, 120.7664° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Otter Lake, British Columbia. 49.5786° N, 120.7664° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/otter-lake-near-princeton/, 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.
- 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).
Otter Lake covers 2.02 km², making it larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Tulameen.
Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and brook trout.
- Area
- 2.02 km²
- larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 12.3 km
- longer than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 13
- more than 97% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 778 m
Today on the water
8.1 °C
Observed at Princeton, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast 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 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 |
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
- 6:43 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:15 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:14 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:44 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1980 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 117 government surveys (1925–2025) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (8)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 11
- Prickly Sculpin 9
- Mottled Sculpin 1
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Shorthead Sculpin 1
- Torrent Sculpin 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 11
- Largescale Sucker 5
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.