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Eleanor Lake

MU 3-40, Thompson-Nicola
52.1114° N, 119.3011° W

Map of Eleanor Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°18.8′W119°18.5′W119°18.2′W119°18′W119°17.8′W52°06.5′N52°06.8′NEleanor Lake0100200 mNMap of Eleanor Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.119°18.2′W119°18′W52°06.5′N52°06.8′N0200 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
8.4ha
Maximum depth
20.1m
66 ft
Elevation
677m

Open Eleanor Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Eleanor Lake

Eleanor Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 7 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 7 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Eleanor Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-40
Species
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1993), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1993)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
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
52.1114, -119.3011

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Fish on record at Eleanor Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1935199543
Longnose Sucker199319931
Redside Shiner199319931

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Eleanor Lake

Best times of year at Eleanor Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Eleanor Lake fishing regulations

Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Eleanor Lake

0.6 km of traced road to the shore by way of Angus Horne St. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 200 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Eleanor Lake, 0.6 km.Start of the traceLake shore250 m
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 52.1114, -119.3011

Depth chart for Eleanor Lake

20.1 mdeepest

Eleanor Lake runs to 20.1 m (66 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Eleanor Lake and published the depth chart.

The ice year at Eleanor Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Eleanor Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 4 November and 17 November, and ice-off between 10 April and 28 April. The median winter freezes on 10 November and opens on 21 April.

Modelled ice season at Eleanor Lake: freeze-up most winters between 4 November and 17 November, ice-off between 10 April and 28 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 162 days in the median winter

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 10 April 2025, 146 days.

Eleanor 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.

Eleanor Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Eleanor 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
  • -2.2 Caverage year now
  • -2.9 Caverage year then
  • -5 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Eleanor Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-5 C-2 C0 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1802112421960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Eleanor 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctClear sky13° / 1°4 km/h, gusts 18drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast16° / 1°6 km/h, gusts 30dryFalling (-7.8 hPa)
Thu 22 OctSlight snow showers12° / 3°5 km/h, gusts 282 mmSteady
Fri 23 OctSlight snow showers8° / 2°6 km/h, gusts 191 mmRising (+14.2 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast8° / 2°3 km/h, gusts 14drySteady
Sun 25 OctPartly cloudy7° / -1°8 km/h, gusts 37dryRising (+6.2 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast9° / -3°3 km/h, gusts 15dryFalling (-1.5 hPa)

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Eleanor Lake, in brief

What fish are in Eleanor Lake?

Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Eleanor Lake in?

Eleanor Lake is in MU 3-40, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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