Rainbow Lake
52.8533° N, 125.4772° W
Rainbow Lake, British Columbia. 52.8533° N, 125.4772° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rainbow-lake-near-anahim-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).
Rainbow Lake covers 0.82 km², British Columbia. It lies 44 km north of Anahim Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and longnose sucker.
- Area
- 0.82 km²
- Shoreline
- 8.6 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,128 m
Today on the water
5 °C
Observed at Puntzi Mountain, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Today: Rain ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Puntzi Mountain (local forecast), as of 6:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (1979–1994) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.