Skaha Lake
49.4225° N, 119.5878° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Skaha Lake, British Columbia. 49.4225° N, 119.5878° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/skaha-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, 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.
Skaha Lake covers 19.5 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Kaleden.
Government surveys have recorded 19 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass.
- Area
- 19.5 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 31.6 km
- longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 19
- more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 335 m
Today on the water
19.3 °C
Observed at Penticton, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 11 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/h | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 12.
Weather: Penticton (local forecast), as of 10:01 p.m. PDT
Water level
Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls: 2.45 m at 10:00 p.m. PDT: 3 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08NM084
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:09 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 4:52 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:25 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
South Okanagan, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1993 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 225 government surveys (1928–2019) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (10)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 3
- Chiselmouth 2
- Redside Shiner 2
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Slimy Sculpin 1
Other
- Common Carp 5
- Northern Pikeminnow 4
- Brown Bullhead 2
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Longnose Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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