Vidette Lake
51.1542° N, 120.8947° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Vidette Lake, British Columbia. 51.1542° N, 120.8947° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/vidette-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Vidette Lake covers 0.4 km², making it smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 37 km southeast of 70 Mile House.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including kokanee and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.4 km²
- smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 7 km
- longer than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 882 m
Today on the water
12.1 °C
Observed at Clinton, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Cloudy. Rain beginning before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 10.
Weather: Clinton (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:44 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:16 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1980 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 53 government surveys (1952–2000) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (8)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 4
- Prickly Sculpin 2
- Lake Chub 1
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 3
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Bridgelip Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Vidette Lake Recreation Site
Photos
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