Violin Lake
49.0358° N, 117.7144° W
Violin Lake, British Columbia. 49.0358° N, 117.7144° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/violin-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).
Violin Lake covers 0.24 km², British Columbia. It lies 6.6 km southwest of Trail.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: brook trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.5 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 961 m
Today on the water
11.8 °C
Observed at Trail, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 20 | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Trail (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:30 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:02 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:12 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:44 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:32 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Castlegar, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1913–1927) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.