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Taurus Lake

49.3247° N, 118.9769° W

Taurus Lake, British Columbia. 49.3247° N, 118.9769° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Taurus Lake covers 0.2 km², British Columbia. It lies 14 km south of Beaverdell.

Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.

Area
0.2 km²
Shoreline
1.7 km
Fish species
1
Elevation
1,162 m

Today on the water

15.2 °C

Wind NNW 3 km/h

Observed at Rock Creek, as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.
Wind km/hcalmcalmSE 20SE 20SW 30SW 30SW 30
Gusts km/h505050
Temp. °C85611161511
Precip. %0000808010

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Low plus 5.

Weather: Rock Creek (local forecast), as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:08 a.m.
Sunset
6:17 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:49 p.m.
Moonrise
6:06 a.m.
Moonset
5:37 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

South Okanagan, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 55 government surveys (1973–2018) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout55 of 55

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.