Rainbow Lake
52.1181° N, 125.7139° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Rainbow Lake, British Columbia. 52.1181° N, 125.7139° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rainbow-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.
Rainbow Lake covers 1.6 km², making it larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 35 km south of Stuie.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including chum salmon, Dolly Varden and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 1.6 km²
- larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 11.7 km
- longer than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 569 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:15 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:37 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1976 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1975–2001) that recorded them.
Other species (2)
- Largescale 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.