Upper Elk Lake
50.5525° N, 115.1083° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Upper Elk Lake, British Columbia. 50.5525° N, 115.1083° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/upper-elk-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).
Upper Elk Lake covers 0.71 km², making it larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 55 km south of Lac des Arcs.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.71 km²
- larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 4.7 km
- longer than 58% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,715 m
Today on the water
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued 3:43 p.m. MDT Thursday
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel. Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday. Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain. Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:43 a.m. MDT
7.2 °C
Observed at Kananaskis (Nakiska Ridgetop), as of 11:00 p.m. MDT Thursday
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| 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 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 40 | W 40 | W 20 | W 20 | NE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 100 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Low 9.
Weather: Kananaskis (Nakiska Ridgetop) (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:53 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:00 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:33 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:20 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 28 government surveys (1976–2024) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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