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Kennedy Lake

MU 7-23, Omineca
55.1283° N, 122.8173° W

Surface area
3.7ha
Elevation
725m
Campsites
1
At Kennedy Lake rec site

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

Kennedy Lake at a glance

Region
Omineca
Management unit
MU 7-23
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
55.128281, -122.817262

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Kennedy Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Kennedy Lake

1.4 km of traced road to the campground by way of Kennedy Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

The road route traced to Campground at Kennedy Lake, 1.4 km.Start of the traceCampground250 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: 55.128281, -122.817262

Camping and rec sites at Kennedy Lake

  • Kennedy Lake
    Campsites
    1 designated
    To the shore
    165 m

    Coordinates: 55.12774, -122.820842

The ice year at Kennedy Lake, modelled

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

In the model Kennedy Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 October and 10 November, and ice-off between 4 May and 20 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 14 May.

Modelled ice season at Kennedy Lake: freeze-up most winters between 30 October and 10 November, ice-off between 4 May and 20 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 189 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 12 November 2024 to 2 May 2025, 171 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Kennedy 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.

Kennedy Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Kennedy 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
  • 0.6 Caverage year now
  • -0.3 Caverage year then
  • -1 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Kennedy Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-3 C0 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1321662001960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Kennedy 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
Mon 2 NovModerate snow4° / 0°17 km/h, gusts 587 mmSteady
Tue 3 NovModerate rain3° / 2°14 km/h, gusts 381 mmRising (+1.4 hPa)
Wed 4 NovModerate rain8° / 3°10 km/h, gusts 352 mmFalling (-4.1 hPa)
Thu 5 NovModerate rain6° / 1°15 km/h, gusts 402 mmFalling (-2.5 hPa)
Fri 6 NovModerate snow4° / -3°13 km/h, gusts 10010 mmSteady
Sat 7 NovSlight rain5° / -4°15 km/h, gusts 21dryRising (+9.9 hPa)
Sun 8 NovModerate rain5° / 1°9 km/h, gusts 552 mmFalling (-6.7 hPa)

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Kennedy Lake, in brief

How big is Kennedy Lake?

Kennedy Lake covers about 3.7 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Kennedy Lake in?

Kennedy Lake is in MU 7-23, in the Omineca. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Kennedy Lake

All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.

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