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Richards Lake

52.185° N, 122.4283° W

Richards Lake, British Columbia. 52.185° N, 122.4283° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/richards-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.
  • 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).

Richards Lake covers 0.26 km², British Columbia. It lies 20 km northwest of Williams Lake.

Area
0.26 km²
Shoreline
2.4 km
Elevation
911 m

Today on the water

10.1 °C

Light RainWind W 29 km/h

Observed at Williams Lake, as of 4:05 a.m. PDT

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

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20N 30N 30N 30N 15N 15N 15
Gusts km/h505050
Temp. °C87654221
Precip. %1001001006060606060

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 4:07 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:23 a.m.
Moonset
5:48 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Williams Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT