Ruth Lake
59.25° N, 132.9139° W
Ruth Lake, British Columbia. 59.25° N, 132.9139° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ruth-lake-near-atlin/, 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).
Ruth Lake covers 0.81 km², British Columbia. It lies 55 km south of Atlin.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: northern pike, lake trout and slimy sculpin.
- Area
- 0.81 km²
- Shoreline
- 4.4 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 943 m
Today on the water
-0.8 °C
Observed at Atlin, as of 10:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of light snow this morning. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Atlin (local forecast), as of 10:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:15 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:00 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:14 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:19 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 15 government surveys (1988–1998) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Slimy Sculpin 3
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.