Map of Wood Lake

Wood Lake

50.0842° N, 119.3883° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Wood Lake covers 9.1 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Oyama.

Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and yellow perch.

Area
9.1 km²
larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
16.8 km
longer than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
9
more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
392 m

Today on the water

13.5 °C

Wind E 2 km/h

Observed at Vernon, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5S 20S 20SW 20SW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.30.3
Temp. °C1311111313121110
Precip. %00208080808020

Tonight: Cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 10.

Weather: Vernon (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:37 a.m.
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset
6:18 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:50 p.m.
Moonrise
6:08 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

North Okanagan, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 181 government surveys (1929–2011) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee110 of 181
  • Rainbow Trout39 of 181Not recorded since 1995
  • Yellow Perch5 of 181
  • Lake Trout3 of 181Not recorded since 1987
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 2
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 6
  • Common Carp 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 8 – Okanagan. Check seasons and limits before you fish.