Summit Lake
50.1531° N, 117.6386° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Summit Lake, British Columbia. 50.1531° N, 117.6386° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/summit-lake-near-nakusp/, 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.
- 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).
Summit Lake covers 1.55 km², making it larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 8.8 km southeast of Brouse.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 1.55 km²
- larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 8.3 km
- longer than 77% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 756 m
Today on the water
10.3 °C
Observed at Nakusp, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | calm | S 20 | S 20 | calm | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 |
Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Low 6.
Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:30 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:43 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:31 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 141 government surveys (1925–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 6
- Peamouth Chub 4
- Redside Shiner 2
- Longnose Dace 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 6
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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