Saskum Lake
51.4089° N, 119.6967° W
Saskum Lake, British Columbia. 51.4089° N, 119.6967° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/saskum-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.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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).
Saskum Lake covers 1.2 km², British Columbia. It lies 19 km south of Vavenby.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and lake trout.
- Area
- 1.2 km²
- Shoreline
- 5.3 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 856 m
Today on the water
8.3 °C
Observed at Clearwater, 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 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 30 | N 30 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h overnight. Low 9.
Weather: Clearwater (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:39 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1980–1994) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Saskum Lake Recreation Site
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