Beaver Lake
MU 4-17, Kootenays
50.1807° N, 117.4604° W
- Surface area
- 11.8ha
- Maximum depth
- 7m
- 23 ft. Province survey, 1982
- Elevation
- 866m
- Campsites
- 7
- At Beaver Lake rec site
Open Beaver Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Beaver Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-17
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1981)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.180735, -117.460372
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Fish on record at Beaver Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1976 | 2026 | 38 |
| Kokanee | 1981 | 1981 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Beaver Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Beaver Lake
21.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Wilson Creek FSR and East Wilson Creek Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.180735, -117.460372
Camping and rec sites at Beaver Lake
- Beaver Lake
- Campsites
- 7 designated
- To the shore
- 21 m
Access: Turn off Highway 6, at Rosebery, onto the "East Wilson Creek Road". This road soon turns into the "Wilson Creek Forest Service Road". Follow this good 2 wheel drive gravel road. At 5 km the road forks, stay left. Just before the orange and white 20 km marker, turn left at the "Beaver Lake Recreation Site" sign onto a good 2 wheel drive dirt road. Follow this road for 400 meters to the campsite.
Coordinates: 50.181792, -117.458357
Depth chart for Beaver Lake
7 mdeepest3.9 mmean
Beaver Lake runs to 7 m (23 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1982.
The mean of 3.9 m (13 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in September 1982.
The Province sounded Beaver Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1982.
The ice year at Beaver Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Beaver Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 6 April and 28 April. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 19 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 24 November 2024 to 10 April 2025, 137 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Beaver Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
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.
Beaver Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Beaver Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- -1.4 Caverage year now
- -2.2 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Beaver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 12° / 5° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 4° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Fog | 10° / 0° | 11 km/h, gusts 27 | dry | Rising (+9.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight rain | 8° / 0° | 5 km/h, gusts 12 | 1 mm | Rising (+4.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 2 km/h, gusts 10 | 0 mm | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 12° / 2° | 2 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 2° | 2 km/h, gusts 8 | dry | Falling (-5.5 hPa) |
Beaver Lake, in brief
What fish are in Beaver Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Kokanee (last recorded 1981). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Beaver Lake?
Beaver Lake covers about 11.8 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Beaver Lake in?
Beaver Lake is in MU 4-17, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Beaver Lake
- Little Wilson Lake 10 km away
- Hamling Lakes 10 km away
- Wilson Lake 14 km away
- Shannon Lake 16 km away
- Horseshoe Lake 16 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.