Twin Lake
49.2219° N, 115.3797° W
Twin Lake, British Columbia. 49.2219° N, 115.3797° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/twin-lake-near-baynes-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.
- 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).
Twin Lake covers 0.23 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km west of Baynes Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and westslope cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.23 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.1 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
Today on the water
14.2 °C
Observed at Cranbrook, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
Wind from the south: the south shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | calm | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.
Weather: Cranbrook (local forecast), as of 1:04 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:53 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:03 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:34 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Cranbrook, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1926–1988) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Redside Shiner 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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