Rainbow Lake
52.9978° N, 123.6075° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Rainbow Lake, British Columbia. 52.9978° N, 123.6075° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rainbow-lake-near-nazko/, 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.
Rainbow Lake covers 0.73 km², making it larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Nazko.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including kokanee, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.73 km²
- larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.6 km
- longer than 70% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 832 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:31 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:06 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1978–1978) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.