Premier Lake
49.9419° N, 115.6556° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Premier Lake, British Columbia. 49.9419° N, 115.6556° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/premier-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).
- 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).
Premier Lake covers 2.02 km², making it larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km northeast of Wasa.
Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and bull trout.
- Area
- 2.02 km²
- larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 8.9 km
- longer than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 11
- more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 870 m
Today on the water
14.2 °C
Observed at Cranbrook, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 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 | calm | calm | calm | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.
Weather: Cranbrook (local forecast), as of 1:04 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:22 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:55 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:03 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:35 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:53 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Cranbrook, as of 12:00 a.m. MDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1988 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2,105 government surveys (1915–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
Other
- Longnose Sucker 3
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
- Tench 1
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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