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Map of Rosebud Lake

Rosebud Lake

49.0475° N, 117.2667° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Rosebud Lake, British Columbia. 49.0475° N, 117.2667° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Rosebud Lake covers 0.16 km², making it smaller than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km south of Salmo.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and westslope cutthroat trout.

Area
0.16 km²
smaller than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
2.2 km
shorter than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
802 m

Today on the water

10.1 °C

Wind SSW 5 km/h

Observed at Trail, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmSW 30SW 30calmcalmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.10.20.2<0.1
Temp. °C7101415131197
Precip. %00808020202020

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon with a few showers. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 15. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Trail (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:29 a.m.
Sunrise
7:00 a.m.
Sunset
6:10 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:42 p.m.
Moonrise
5:59 a.m.
Moonset
5:30 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Castlegar, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 108 government surveys (1926–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout83 of 108
  • Brook Trout9 of 108Not recorded since 1954
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout9 of 108Not recorded since 1949
  • Cutthroat Trout3 of 108Not recorded since 1954
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Redside Shiner 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.