Rainbow Lake
50.155° N, 123.065° W
Rainbow Lake, British Columbia. 50.155° N, 123.065° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rainbow-lake-near-whistler-creek/, 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).
Rainbow Lake covers 0.14 km², British Columbia. It lies 8.3 km north of Whistler Creek.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.6 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,450 m
Today on the water
11 °C
Observed at Whistler, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 5 | N 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 40 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight then rain. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Low 8.
Weather: Whistler (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:52 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:05 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Whistler, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1994 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys (1995–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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