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Scheidam Lake

50.7125° N, 120.1728° W

Scheidam Lake, British Columbia. 50.7125° N, 120.1728° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Scheidam Lake covers 0.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km east of Kamloops.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and redside shiner.

Area
0.1 km²
Shoreline
2.1 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
594 m

Today on the water

19.1 °C

Partly CloudyWind SE 10 km/h

Observed at Kamloops, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is the sheltered side.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hSW 30SW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Temp. °C141211121212109
Precip. %00808080808030

Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 late this evening. Low 10.

Weather: Kamloops (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:41 a.m.
Sunrise
7:14 a.m.
Sunset
6:20 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:53 p.m.
Moonrise
6:12 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kamloops, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1963–1985) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout4 of 6
Other species (1)
  • Redside Shiner 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.