Walker Lake
50.5528° N, 120.2361° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Walker Lake, British Columbia. 50.5528° N, 120.2361° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/walker-lake-near-kamloops/, 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).
Walker Lake covers 0.23 km², making it smaller than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 6.8 km northeast of Brigade Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.23 km²
- smaller than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.7 km
- shorter than 68% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 673 m
Today on the water
15.3 °C
Observed at Kamloops, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast 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 | SW 30 | SW 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Wind east 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 late this evening. Low 10.
Weather: Kamloops (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:14 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1950–1995) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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