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Wapta Lake

51.4397° N, 116.3506° W

Wapta Lake, British Columbia. 51.4397° N, 116.3506° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/wapta-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.
  • 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).

Wapta Lake covers 0.24 km², British Columbia. It lies 11 km east of Field.

Area
0.24 km²
Shoreline
2.1 km
Elevation
1,586 m

Today on the water

11.6 °C

Wind W 31 km/h

Observed at Yoho (National Park), as of 12:00 a.m. MDT

Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.

Time2 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/hW 20W 20W 30W 30W 20W 20W 20var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Temp. °C54479852
Precip. %202020100100100100100

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 3.

Weather: Yoho (National Park) (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. MDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:26 a.m.
Sunrise
7:59 a.m.
Sunset
7:04 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:37 p.m.
Moonrise
6:57 a.m.
Moonset
6:24 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit