Evans Lake Ecological Reserve
49.858° N, 117.6983° W
Evans Lake Ecological Reserve, British Columbia. 49.858° N, 117.6983° W
Ecological reserve, 1.64 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/evans-lake-ecological-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- 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.
- 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).
Evans Lake Ecological Reserve is a 1.64 km² ecological reserve 19 km northwest of Slocan, in British Columbia. It was established in 1972.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Evans Lake (2.73 km²).
- Area
- 1.64 km²
- Established
- 1972
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
11.5 °C
Observed at Nakusp, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Today: Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 12. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Nakusp (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:31 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:43 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:31 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Castlegar, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans Lake | 2.73 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Ecological reserve
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca