Schkam Lake
49.4106° N, 121.4472° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Schkam Lake, British Columbia. 49.4106° N, 121.4472° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/schkam-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Schkam Lake covers 0.17 km², making it smaller than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1 km northeast of Haig.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and steelhead.
- Area
- 0.17 km²
- smaller than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 1.9 km
- shorter than 88% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 166 m
Today on the water
14.9 °C
Observed at Hope, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 2 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/h | W 20 | W 20 | W 40 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 40 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then periods of rain beginning overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming west 20 gusting to 40 after midnight. Low 12.
Weather: Hope (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Eastern Fraser Valley, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 133 government surveys (1930–2026) that recorded them.
Other species (2)
- Largescale Sucker 3
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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