Beatrice Lake
MU 4-16, Kootenays
49.8781° N, 117.6092° W
- Surface area
- 210ha
- Maximum depth
- 95m
- 312 ft
- Elevation
- 1,448m
Beatrice Lake is accessed via a 12 km (7.5 mi) trail up Beatrice Creek from Slocan in the Valhalla Provincial Park .
Open Beatrice Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Beatrice Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-16
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.8781, -117.6092
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Fish on record at Beatrice Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1933 | 1995 | 8 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Beatrice Lake
Best times of year at Beatrice Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Beatrice Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Beatrice Lake yet.
Getting to Beatrice Lake
Coordinates: 49.8781, -117.6092
Depth chart for Beatrice Lake
95 mdeepest41 mmean
Beatrice Lake runs to 95 m (312 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 41 m (135 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in August 1982.
The Province sounded Beatrice Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1982.
The ice year at Beatrice Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Beatrice Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 24 October and 5 November, and ice-off between 20 May and 3 June. The median winter freezes on 30 October and opens on 28 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 1 November 2024 to 28 May 2025, 208 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Beatrice Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.
Beatrice Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Beatrice Lake is 0.9 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.9 Csince the 1960s
- 3.7 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Beatrice Lake
The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Overcast | 6° / 2° | 15 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 5° | 12 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Falling (-4.8 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 3° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.4 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / -2° | 12 km/h | dry | Rising (+8.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 8 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Mainly clear | 6° / -3° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -3° | 5 km/h | dry | Steady |
Beatrice Lake, in brief
What fish are in Beatrice Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Beatrice Lake in?
Beatrice Lake is in MU 4-16, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Beatrice Lake
- Wragge Lake 17 km away
- Slocan Lake 19 km away
- Shannon Lake 21 km away
- Lower Little Slocan Lake 27 km away
- Fishermaiden Lake 27 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.