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Ruth Lake

51.8236° N, 121.055° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Ruth Lake, British Columbia. 51.8236° N, 121.055° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ruth-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).

Ruth Lake covers 3.27 km², making it larger than 88% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.4 km northeast of Forest Grove.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
3.27 km²
larger than 88% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
23.6 km
longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
865 m

Today on the water

12.8 °C

Partly CloudyWind SSE 15 km/h

Observed at 100 Mile House, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hS 20S 20S 20NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h5050404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.3
Temp. °C101010107643
Precip. %010010010060608080

Tonight: Cloudy. Rain beginning before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 10.

Weather: 100 Mile House (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:45 a.m.
Sunrise
7:18 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:56 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
5:42 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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 171 government surveys (1961–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout104 of 171
  • Kokanee61 of 171
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.