Dale Lake
MU 8-25, Okanagan
50.6572° N, 118.8246° W
- Surface area
- 1.4ha
- Elevation
- 778m
- Campsites
- 2
- At Dale Lake rec site
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
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-25
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.6572, -118.824561
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Dale Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Dale Lake yet.
Getting to Dale Lake
7.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Cooke Creek FSR. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.6572, -118.824561
Camping and rec sites at Dale Lake
- Dale Lake
- Campsites
- 2 designated
- To the shore
- 71 m
Coordinates: 50.65763, -118.826013
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 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 2 April and 21 April. The median winter freezes on 18 November and opens on 13 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 8 April 2025, 141 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 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.7 Csince the 1960s
- 4.2 Caverage year now
- 3.4 Caverage year then
- -4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Slight rain | 7° / 3° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 2° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Moderate snow | 6° / 2° | 7 km/h, gusts 26 | 4 mm | Falling (-3.6 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Moderate snow | 3° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | 4 mm | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
| Thu 29 Oct | Overcast | 5° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Mainly clear | 5° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.2 hPa) |
| Sat 31 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -2° | 3 km/h | dry | Steady |
Dale Lake, in brief
How big is Dale Lake?
Dale Lake covers about 1.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Dale Lake in?
Dale Lake is in MU 8-25, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Dale Lake
- Spruce Lake 1 km away
- Elbow Lake 2 km away
- Grassy Lake 3 km away
- Noreen Lake 9 km away
- Holiday Lake 9 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.