Dale Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.8834° N, 122.3936° W
- Surface area
- 39.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 3.1m
- 10 ft
- Elevation
- 635m
Open Dale Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Dale Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 52.883435, -122.393618
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Dale Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Dale Lake yet.
Getting to Dale Lake
Coordinates: 52.883435, -122.393618
Camping and rec sites at Dale Lake
- Dale Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Dale Lake
3.1 mdeepest
Dale Lake runs to 3.1 m (10 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Dale Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1992.
The ice year at Dale Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Dale 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 30 April. The median winter freezes on 14 November and opens on 20 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 6 April 2025, 140 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Dale 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.
Dale Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Dale 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
- 6.0 Caverage year now
- 5.1 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Dale 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 | Overcast | 7° / 3° | 6 km/h, gusts 43 | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain | 4° / 0° | 9 km/h, gusts 22 | 1 mm | Rising (+7.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 5 km/h | dry | Rising (+11.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / -3° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -2° | 8 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.5 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -2° | 11 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Rising (+1.4 hPa) |
Dale Lake, in brief
How big is Dale Lake?
Dale Lake covers about 39.2 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Dale Lake in?
Dale Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Dale Lake
- Spruce Lake 5 km away
- Dragon Lake 8 km away
- Sardine Lake 15 km away
- Sixteen Mile Lake 20 km away
- Davey Lake 20 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.