Dorsey Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.4564° N, 121.7978° W
- Surface area
- 18.7ha
- Maximum depth
- 23.5m
- 77 ft. Province survey, 1973
- Elevation
- 846m
- Campsites
- 3
- At Dorsey Lake rec site
Open Dorsey Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Dorsey Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Closed to ice fishing
- Coordinates
- 52.4564, -121.7978
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Fish on record at Dorsey Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1971 | 2025 | 58 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Dorsey Lake
Best times of year at Dorsey Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Dorsey Lake fishing regulations
No Ice Fishing; Trout daily quota = 1 (none under 50 cm); single barbless hook. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Dorsey Lake
3.5 km of traced road to the campground by way of Dorsey Lake Rd and Fire Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 190 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 52.4564, -121.7978
Camping and rec sites at Dorsey Lake
- Dorsey Lake
- Campsites
- 3 designated
- To the shore
- 17 m
Access: From 150 Mile House follow the Likely Road through Beaver Valley, at the top of the hill turn right onto Fire Lake Road, approximately 4km turn right onto access road, follow this to the end. Rough road, clearance required.
Coordinates: 52.458928, -121.798705
Depth chart for Dorsey Lake
23.5 mdeepest9.1 mmean
Dorsey Lake runs to 23.5 m (77 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1973.
The mean of 9.1 m (30 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in February 1973.
The Province sounded Dorsey Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.
The ice year at Dorsey Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Dorsey Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 5 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 19 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 11 November and opens on 29 April.
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 14 April 2025, 150 days.
Dorsey Lake is closed to ice fishing.
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.
Dorsey Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Dorsey 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
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -6 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Dorsey 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 | Overcast | 10° / -3° | 12 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 0° | 13 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Falling (-10.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 6° / -1° | 16 km/h, gusts 42 | dry | Rising (+4.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+12.6 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -1° | 5 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Partly cloudy | 6° / -4° | 5 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+6.2 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Falling (-2.8 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Dorsey Lake
- Lake George 5 km away
- Gavin Lake 6 km away
- Big Lake 9 km away
- Jumeaux Lakes 9 km away
- Opheim Lake 9 km away
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