Greenbush Lake

MU 8-23, Okanagan
50.7824° N, 118.3426° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 158.9ha
Maximum depth: 53m; 174 ft
Elevation: 981m
Campsites: 3; At Greenbush Lake rec site

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Trophy fish at Greenbush Lake

Greenbush Lake is known for trophy Dolly Varden to 4.4 lb.

Dolly Varden to 4.4 lb
Rainbow trout to 4.4 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.

Greenbush Lake at a glance

Region: Okanagan
Management unit: MU 8-23
Species: Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Burbot (last recorded 1995), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1995), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1995), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1995), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1995), Sculpin (General) (last recorded 1977)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 50.782442, -118.342623

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Fish on record at Greenbush Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Dolly Varden	1977	1995	8
Rainbow Trout	1977	1995	15
Burbot	1977	1995	4
Mountain Whitefish	1977	1995	3
Largescale Sucker	1977	1995	3
Longnose Sucker	1977	1995	3
Redside Shiner	1977	1995	2
Sculpin (General)	1977	1977	1

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

Greenbush Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Greenbush Lake yet.

Getting to Greenbush Lake

108.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Sugar-Greenbush FSR, Sugar Lake FSR, Mabel Lake FSR, Three Valley-Mabel FSR and Mabel Lake Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface.

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: 50.782442, -118.342623

Camping and rec sites at Greenbush Lake

Greenbush Lake
Campsites
3 designated
To the shore
0 m

Access: Follow Hwy 6 to Cherryville to Sugar Lake Rd to Sugar Lake Forest Service Road to kilometer 56 and turn right into Greenbush Lake Recreation Site. The Recreation site can be accessed from Three Valley Gap side but it is a hiking trail in.
Coordinates: 50.783835, -118.350246
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Greenbush Lake

53 mdeepest

Greenbush Lake runs to 53 m (174 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Greenbush Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1978.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Greenbush Lake, modelled

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

In the model Greenbush Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 6 November and 21 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 14 May. The median winter freezes on 15 November and opens on 7 May.

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 25 April 2025, 161 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Greenbush 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.

Greenbush Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Greenbush 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
-3.9 Caverage year now
-4.6 Caverage year then
-12 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Greenbush Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Greenbush 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	Partly cloudy	14° / 4°	8 km/h	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	14° / 5°	6 km/h	dry	Falling (-2.7 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Fog	8° / -1°	10 km/h, gusts 28	dry	Rising (+11.6 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Slight snow	4° / -1°	4 km/h, gusts 12	3 mm	Rising (+1.7 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Slight snow	8° / 0°	3 km/h, gusts 9	1 mm	Steady
Mon 26 Oct	Overcast	10° / 2°	2 km/h	dry	Falling (-6.8 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Overcast	8° / -1°	6 km/h	dry	Falling (-1.0 hPa)

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Greenbush Lake, in brief

What fish are in Greenbush Lake?

Dolly Varden (last recorded 1995), Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Burbot (last recorded 1995), Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Greenbush Lake?

Greenbush Lake covers about 158.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Greenbush Lake in?

Greenbush Lake is in MU 8-23, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Greenbush Lake

Two Moon Lake 7 km away
Mirror Lake 9 km away
Revelation Lake 11 km away
Wap Lake 17 km away
Three Valley Lake 19 km away

All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.