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Shuswap Lake

50.95° N, 119.1694° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Shuswap Lake, British Columbia. 50.95° N, 119.1694° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shuswap-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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • 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.

Shuswap Lake covers 306 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Salmon Arm.

Government surveys have recorded 25 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
306 km²
larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
332 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
25
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
348 m

Today on the water

12 °C

Wind S 3 km/h, gusts 38

Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m.

Time11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.
Wind km/hS 10S 10S 20S 20S 20S 20S 20N 20
Gusts404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.40.40.4
Temp. °C131191112131210
Precip. %00208080808020

Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.

Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 10:02 p.m. PDT

Water level

Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay: 345.12 m at 10:00 p.m. PDT.

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08LE111

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:35 a.m.
Sunrise
7:08 a.m.
Sunset
6:18 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:51 p.m.
Moonrise
4:50 a.m.
Moonset
5:23 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% lit

Air Quality Health Index

3 low risk

North Okanagan, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT

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 309 government surveys (1914–2020) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon88 of 309
  • Rainbow Trout53 of 309Not recorded since 2004
  • Kokanee18 of 309Not recorded since 1994
  • Lake Trout13 of 309
  • Chinook Salmon10 of 309
  • Coho Salmon10 of 309Not recorded since 2004
  • Mountain Whitefish7 of 309Not recorded since 1996
  • Dolly Varden6 of 309Not recorded since 1992
  • Burbot5 of 309Not recorded since 2007
  • Lake Whitefish5 of 309Not recorded since 1995
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 309Not recorded since 1958
  • Pink Salmon1 of 309Not recorded since 1958
  • White Sturgeon1 of 309Not recorded since 1958
Forage fish and other species (12)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 14
  • Lake Chub 7
  • Peamouth Chub 5
  • Leopard Dace 3
  • Prickly Sculpin 3
  • Longnose Dace 1
  • Pygmy Whitefish 1
  • Slimy Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 15
  • Common Carp 7
  • Largescale Sucker 7
  • Longnose Sucker 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.

Photos

Lake Shuswap (49516540178)
Photo: Janusz Sobolewski from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shuswap Lake (15094379387)
Photo: Mike from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shuswap Lake from Sorrento, B.C.
Photo: Don Mogridge, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons