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Richter Lake

49.055° N, 119.6203° W

Richter Lake, British Columbia. 49.055° N, 119.6203° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/richter-lake-near-osoyoos/, 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).

Richter Lake covers 0.14 km², British Columbia. It lies 11 km northwest of Osoyoos.

Area
0.14 km²
Shoreline
1.4 km
Elevation
488 m

Today on the water

16.9 °C

Wind SSE 9 km/h

Observed at Osoyoos, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

Time4 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/hS 15S 20S 20S 20N 20N 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h4040404040
Temp. °C1212151615131110
Precip. %010808020202020

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 12.

Weather: Osoyoos (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:38 a.m.
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset
6:20 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:51 p.m.
Moonrise
6:09 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

South Okanagan, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT