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Swalwell Lake

50.0531° N, 119.2261° W

Swalwell Lake, British Columbia. 50.0531° N, 119.2261° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/swalwell-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).

Swalwell Lake covers 2.99 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km east of Kelowna.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and prickly sculpin.

Area
2.99 km²
Shoreline
13.4 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
1,346 m

Today on the water

13.5 °C

Wind E 2 km/h

Observed at Vernon, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Time1 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/hvar. 5S 20S 20SW 20SW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5
Gusts km/h4040
Temp. °C1311111313121110
Precip. %00208080808020

Tonight: Cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 10.

Weather: Vernon (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:37 a.m.
Sunrise
7:09 a.m.
Sunset
6:17 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:49 p.m.
Moonrise
6:08 a.m.
Moonset
5:37 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

North Okanagan, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 631 government surveys (1927–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout628 of 631
Other species (1)
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.