Dorothy Lake
MU 4-26, Kootenays
50.4986° N, 116.0247° W
- Surface area
- 169.6ha
- Elevation
- 797m
Open Dorothy Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Dorothy Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-26
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutThe 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
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.4986, -116.0247
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Fish on record at Dorothy Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 2000 | 2026 | 28 |
| Brook Trout | 1969 | 1999 | 21 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Dorothy Lake
Best times of year at Dorothy Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Dorothy Lake fishing regulations
Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see the synopsis). Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Dorothy Lake
4.7 km of traced road to the shore by way of unsigned, 4th Ave, 14th St, 7th Ave, Laurier St and Athalmer Rd. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 50 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.4986, -116.0247
The ice year at Dorothy Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Dorothy Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 20 November, and ice-off between 1 April and 18 April. The median winter freezes on 12 November and opens on 9 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 23 November 2024 to 29 March 2025, 126 days.
Dorothy Lake is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.
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.
Dorothy Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Dorothy 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
- 6.0 Caverage year now
- 5.3 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Dorothy 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 | Fog | 14° / -2° | 10 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 20° / 3° | 19 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Falling (-5.0 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 4° | 5 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.3 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 12° / 3° | 17 km/h, gusts 32 | 1 mm | Rising (+4.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 13 km/h | dry | Rising (+14.0 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 0° | 6 km/h | dry | Rising (+4.7 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Clear sky | 9° / -2° | 4 km/h | dry | Steady |
Dorothy Lake, in brief
What fish are in Dorothy Lake?
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Dorothy Lake in?
Dorothy Lake is in MU 4-26, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Dorothy Lake
- Lillian Lake 5 km away
- Windermere Lake 6 km away
- Wilmer Lake 7 km away
- Lake Enid 9 km away
- Dogsleg Lake 21 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.