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Pillar Lake

50.5928° N, 119.6386° W

Pillar Lake, British Columbia. 50.5928° N, 119.6386° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/pillar-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.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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).

Pillar Lake covers 0.39 km², British Columbia. It lies 28 km west of Salmon Arm.

Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and steelhead.

Area
0.39 km²
Shoreline
5.1 km
Fish species
4
Elevation
896 m

Today on the water

10.1 °C

Wind NNE 2 km/h

Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Time3 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/hS 10S 20S 20S 20S 20S 20N 20var. 5
Gusts km/h40404040
Temp. °C101011121311109
Precip. %020808080802020

Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.

Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 2:07 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:39 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:18 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:51 p.m.
Moonrise
6:10 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

North Okanagan, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 114 government surveys (1924–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout102 of 114
  • Kokanee9 of 114
  • Steelhead1 of 114Not recorded since 1950
Other species (1)
  • Peamouth Chub 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.