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Rail Lake

51.9458° N, 121.4733° W

Rail Lake, British Columbia. 51.9458° N, 121.4733° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rail-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).

Rail Lake covers 2.29 km², British Columbia. It lies 14 km northeast of Lac la Hache.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, burbot and northern pikeminnow.

Area
2.29 km²
Shoreline
7.2 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
1,096 m

Today on the water

12.8 °C

Partly CloudyWind SSE 15 km/h

Observed at 100 Mile House, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the south: the south shore is the sheltered side.

Time2 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/hS 20S 20S 20NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h5050404040
Temp. °C101010107643
Precip. %010010010060608080

Tonight: Cloudy. Rain beginning before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 10.

Weather: 100 Mile House (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:46 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:24 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:58 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
5:44 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Williams Lake, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 98 government surveys (1938–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout95 of 98
  • Burbot1 of 98Not recorded since 1970
Other species (1)
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.