Williams Lake
52.117° N, 122.0719° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Williams Lake, British Columbia. 52.117° N, 122.0719° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/williams-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Williams Lake covers 6.97 km², making it larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside South Lakeside.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and burbot.
- Area
- 6.97 km²
- larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 19.6 km
- longer than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 564 m
Today on the water
10.1 °C
Observed at Williams Lake, as of 4:05 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 4:07 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:49 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:26 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:00 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:21 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:46 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Williams Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1980 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 27 government surveys (1927–2017) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
- Largescale Sucker 1
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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