Copperkettle Lake
MU 8-14, Okanagan
49.6836° N, 118.8061° W
- Surface area
- 18.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 9m
- 30 ft
- Elevation
- 1,079m
- Campsites
- 1
- At Copper Kettle Lk rec site
Open Copperkettle Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Copperkettle Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-14
- 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
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 49.6836, -118.8061
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Fish on record at Copperkettle Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1963 | 1995 | 46 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Copperkettle Lake
Best times of year at Copperkettle Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Copperkettle Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Copperkettle Lake yet.
Getting to Copperkettle Lake
A small, shady BCFS campsite is located at the lake itself while 2 other BCFS campsites, which are suitable for large R.V.'s, can be found at nearby Damfino Creek.
38.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Barth Creek FSR, Sandrift Lakes FSR, Lassie Lake FSR, Trapping Creek FSR, Trapping Creek Bridge, Trapping Creek FSR Bridge and West Kettle River Bridge. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 750 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.6836, -118.8061
Camping and rec sites at Copperkettle Lake
- Copper Kettle Lk
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 39 m
Access: From Kelowna, travel southeast on Hwy. #33 to the community of Westbridge. From Westbridge, travel north on the Christian Valley road which follows the Kettle River. At 59km on the Christian Valley road, the road branches and the pavements ends. Follow the West branch which is now the Kettle River FSR for another 7km to the signed trailhead. There is parking available here. Follow the 3km walking tail to reach the lake. Waypoint N49 41ﾒ.00 W118 48ﾒ.00.
Coordinates: 49.68505, -118.803798
Depth chart for Copperkettle Lake
9 mdeepest4.2 mmean
Copperkettle Lake runs to 9 m (30 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 4.2 m (14 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in October 1979.
The Province sounded Copperkettle Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1979.
The ice year at Copperkettle Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Copperkettle Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 31 October and 14 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 6 November and opens on 3 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 25 April 2025, 161 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Copperkettle 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.
Copperkettle Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Copperkettle 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
- 6.1 Caverage year now
- 5.3 Caverage year then
- -10 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Copperkettle 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 | Partly cloudy | 12° / 3° | 12 km/h, gusts 20 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 5° | 11 km/h, gusts 29 | dry | Falling (-4.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 6° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 12 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+11.3 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 10° / -1° | 8 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Rising (+6.9 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 9° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+2.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / -2° | 7 km/h | dry | Steady |
Copperkettle Lake, in brief
What fish are in Copperkettle Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Copperkettle Lake in?
Copperkettle Lake is in MU 8-14, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Copperkettle Lake
- Sandrift Lake 8 km away
- State Lake 11 km away
- Nevertouch Lake 11 km away
- Lassie Lake 12 km away
- Cup Lake 13 km away
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