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Map of Stave Lake

Stave Lake

49.3717° N, 122.2917° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Stave Lake, British Columbia. 49.3717° N, 122.2917° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/stave-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Stave Lake covers 56.3 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.5 km northeast of Stave Falls.

Government surveys have recorded 19 fish species here, including kokanee, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.

Area
56.3 km²
larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
96.5 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
19
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
78 m

Today on the water

13.4 °C

Mainly ClearWind WSW 15 km/h, gusts 32

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

rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.7 m. Wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

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/hvar. 5S 30S 30S 30SW 20SW 20SW 20var. 5
Gusts505050404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.70.70.70.4
Temp. °C1613111213141513
Precip. %020808040404040

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Low 11.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:47 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:32 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:04 p.m.
Moonrise
5:04 a.m.
Moonset
5:36 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Central Fraser Valley, 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 375 government surveys (1916–2014) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee84 of 375
  • Cutthroat Trout50 of 375
  • Rainbow Trout18 of 375
  • Bull Trout16 of 375
  • Dolly Varden4 of 375Not recorded since 1997
  • Atlantic Salmon2 of 375Not recorded since 1919
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout2 of 375Not recorded since 1933
  • Brook Trout1 of 375Not recorded since 1916
  • Sockeye Salmon1 of 375Not recorded since 1994
Forage fish and other species (10)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 49
  • Peamouth Chub 26
  • Prickly Sculpin 7
  • Threespine Stickleback 2
  • Brassy Minnow 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 61
  • Largescale Sucker 23
  • Brown Bullhead 1
  • River Lamprey 1
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

2 listed access points.