Wheeler Lake
49.7667° N, 117.0242° W
Wheeler Lake, British Columbia. 49.7667° N, 117.0242° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/wheeler-lake-near-nelson/, 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).
Wheeler Lake covers 0.16 km², British Columbia. It lies 36 km northeast of Nelson.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: westslope cutthroat trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.3 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,612 m
Today on the water
10.3 °C
Observed at Nelson, 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: Nelson (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:28 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:00 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:58 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:29 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1933–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 4 – Kootenay. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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