Placer Lake
49.1114° N, 120.4875° W
Placer Lake, British Columbia. 49.1114° N, 120.4875° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/placer-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.
- 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).
Placer Lake covers 0.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 9.6 km southeast of Eastgate.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.3 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,682 m
Today on the water
9.5 °C
Observed at Princeton, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
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 12:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:42 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:55 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys (1995–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed access point.
- Placer Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
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