Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

MU 8-10, Okanagan
50.0534° N, 119.2304° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 294.3ha
Elevation: 1,372m
Campsites: 14; At Swalwell Lake rec site

Beaver Lake is located in British Columbia's Okanagan Region approximately 17 km. (11 mi.) northeast of the town of Winfield . From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy. #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy. #97 onto Beaver Lake Road and follow it to Beaver Lake.

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Trophy fish at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 6 lb.

Rainbow trout to 6 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-10
Species: Rainbow Trout, Prickly Sculpin (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing: No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates: 50.05339, -119.23037

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Fish on record at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1927	2026	628
Prickly Sculpin	1995	1995	1

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Best times of year at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

May - June
September - October

Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) yet.

Getting to Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Beaver Lake offers a private resort with cabins and boat rentals along with a public recreation site with boat launch, camping and pit-toilets.

18.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Dee Lake Rd and Beaver Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 200 m short of the campground.

The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 50.05339, -119.23037

Camping and rec sites at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Swalwell Lake
Campsites
14 designated
To the shore
68 m

Access: Located approximately 17 km. (11 mi.) Northeast of the town of Winfield (Lake Country). From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy. #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy. #97 onto Beaver Lake Road and follow it to Swalwell (Beaver) Lake.
Coordinates: 50.056784, -119.235446
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

The ice year at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake), modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 7 November, and ice-off between 8 May and 27 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 20 May.

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 5 May 2025, 189 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Beaver Lake (Swalwell 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.

Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.1 Csince the 1960s
4.0 Caverage year now
2.9 Caverage year then
-11 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)degrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Beaver Lake (Swalwell 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	Clear sky	9° / -1°	12 km/h	dry	Steady
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	14° / 4°	12 km/h, gusts 25	dry	Falling (-6.3 hPa)
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	12° / 3°	10 km/h, gusts 18	dry	Falling (-3.0 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	6° / -2°	15 km/h, gusts 26	dry	Rising (+11.8 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	4° / -4°	10 km/h	dry	Rising (+7.8 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Partly cloudy	3° / -5°	10 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.6 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	6° / -5°	7 km/h	dry	Steady

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Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake), in brief

What fish are in Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) in?

Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) is in MU 8-10, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)

Swalwell Lake 1 km away
Crooked Lake 3 km away
Echo Lake 4 km away
Moore Lake 4 km away
Lost Lake (Near Taweel Lake) 4 km away

All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.