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Map of Upper Arrow Lake

Upper Arrow Lake

50.5097° N, 117.9292° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Upper Arrow Lake, British Columbia. 50.5097° N, 117.9292° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/upper-arrow-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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • 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.

Upper Arrow Lake covers 510 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 2.2 km south of Revelstoke.

Government surveys have recorded 35 fish species here, including burbot, mountain whitefish and bull trout.

Area
510 km²
larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
587 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
35
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
429 m

Today on the water

10.5 °C

Wind NE 3 km/h, gusts 28

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

rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.6 m.

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/hcalmcalmcalmcalmS 20S 20calmcalm
Gusts4040
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.1<0.1<0.10.6
Temp. °C9691012131110
Precip. %000100100100100100

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 10:00 p.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:46 p.m.
Moonrise
4:45 a.m.
Moonset
5:18 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 4% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Castlegar, 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 2,870 government surveys (1915–2020) that recorded them.

  • Burbot602 of 2,870
  • Mountain Whitefish378 of 2,870
  • Bull Trout240 of 2,870
  • Rainbow Trout191 of 2,870
  • Kokanee179 of 2,870
  • Lake Whitefish87 of 2,870
  • White Sturgeon84 of 2,870
  • Dolly Varden15 of 2,870Not recorded since 1981
  • Yellow Perch13 of 2,870
  • Brook Trout6 of 2,870
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout4 of 2,870Not recorded since 1983
  • Coastal Cutthroat Trout2 of 2,870Not recorded since 1982
  • Largemouth Bass2 of 2,870Not recorded since 1982
  • Pumpkinseed2 of 2,870Not recorded since 1982
  • Walleye2 of 2,870Not recorded since 1982
  • Chum Salmon1 of 2,870Not recorded since 1949
Forage fish and other species (19)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 172
  • Prickly Sculpin 126
  • Redside Shiner 96
  • Slimy Sculpin 61
  • Mottled Sculpin 10
  • Pygmy Whitefish 5
  • Umatilla Dace 5
  • Leopard Dace 4
  • Longnose Dace 4
  • Torrent Sculpin 4
  • Lake Chub 3
  • Shorthead Sculpin 2
  • Chiselmouth 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 244
  • Largescale Sucker 94
  • Longnose Sucker 48
  • Common Carp 9
  • Bridgelip Sucker 3
  • Squanga 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

7 listed access points, 2 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.

North end

East shore

South end

West shore