Plaid Lake
49.7614° N, 116.7364° W
Plaid Lake, British Columbia. 49.7614° N, 116.7364° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/plaid-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.
- 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).
Plaid Lake covers 0.44 km², British Columbia. It lies 21 km south of Kaslo.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: brook trout and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.44 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.9 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,812 m
Today on the water
11 °C
Observed at Nelson, 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 | calm | calm | calm | calm | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | |||||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:27 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:07 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:40 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:28 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1939–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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