Ritchie Lake
49.2919° N, 118.1925° W
Ritchie Lake, British Columbia. 49.2919° N, 118.1925° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ritchie-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.
- 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).
Ritchie Lake covers 0.12 km², British Columbia. It lies 34 km northeast of Grand Forks.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.1 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,428 m
Today on the water
12.4 °C
Observed at Grand Forks, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | SE 20 | SE 20 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 10 | 10 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Low plus 5.
Weather: Grand Forks (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:32 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:04 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:14 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:46 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:03 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:34 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Castlegar, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (1983–1989) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.