Skimikin Lake
50.7853° N, 119.4458° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Skimikin Lake, British Columbia. 50.7853° N, 119.4458° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/skimikin-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.
- 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).
Skimikin Lake covers 0.1 km², making it smaller than 100% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 7 km southwest of Notch Hill.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, pumpkinseed and yellow perch.
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- smaller than 100% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 1.6 km
- shorter than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 547 m
Today on the water
9.8 °C
Observed at Salmon Arm, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
Tonight: Overcast. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 9.
Weather: Salmon Arm (local forecast), as of 4:04 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:38 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:17 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:50 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:09 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:37 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
North Okanagan, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1975 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 54 government surveys (1903–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
- Lake Chub 2
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
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 boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Skimikin Lake Recreation Site