Wilgress Lake
49.1428° N, 118.5339° W
Wilgress Lake, British Columbia. 49.1428° N, 118.5339° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/wilgress-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.
- 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).
Wilgress Lake covers 0.18 km², British Columbia. It lies 14 km north of Grand Forks.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, brook trout and peamouth chub.
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 990 m
Today on the water
11.8 °C
Observed at Grand Forks, 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 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SW 30 | SW 30 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Low plus 5.
Weather: Grand Forks (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:34 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:06 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:15 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:47 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:04 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:35 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1969 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 147 government surveys (1935–2026) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Peamouth Chub 3
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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