Skunk Lake
49.9133° N, 120.2133° W
Skunk Lake, British Columbia. 49.9133° N, 120.2133° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/skunk-lake-near-bankeir/, 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.
- 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).
Skunk Lake covers 0.4 km², British Columbia. It lies 22 km northeast of Bankeir.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.4 km²
- Shoreline
- 3 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,530 m
Today on the water
17.3 °C
Observed at Merritt, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| 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 | SW 20 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 13.
Weather: Merritt (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Central Okanagan, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 16 government surveys (1980–2007) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.