Sheridan Lake
51.5194° N, 120.8953° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Sheridan Lake, British Columbia. 51.5194° N, 120.8953° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/sheridan-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Sheridan Lake covers 16.5 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 9 km northwest of Bridge Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and brown trout.
- Area
- 16.5 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 51.9 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,115 m
Today on the water
11.9 °C
Observed at 100 Mile House, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 3 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/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Rain beginning before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 10.
Weather: 100 Mile House (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:44 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:16 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:42 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1961 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2,673 government surveys (1949–2026) that recorded them.
Other species (2)
- Longnose Sucker 2
- Western Brook Lamprey 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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