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Columbia National Wildlife Area

50.5705° N, 116.0564° W

Columbia National Wildlife Area, British Columbia. 50.5705° N, 116.0564° W

National wildlife area, 10.1 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/columbia-national-wildlife-area/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change 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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • 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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Columbia National Wildlife Area is a 10.1 km² national wildlife area beside Spillimacheen, in British Columbia. It was established in 1978.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Wilmer Lake (0.17 km²).

Area
10.1 km²
Established
1978
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

Tonight: Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Invermere (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. MDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:24 a.m.
Sunrise
7:57 a.m.
Sunset
7:04 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:37 p.m.
Moonrise
6:55 a.m.
Moonset
6:24 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Wilmer Lake0.17 km²

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
National wildlife area
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific Region

Names

  • Réserve nationale de faune ColumbiaFrench form