Lake Enid

MU 4-26, Kootenays
50.5483° N, 116.1242° 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: 20.3ha
Maximum depth: 8.2m; 27 ft
Elevation: 957m
Campsites: 3; At Lake Enid rec site

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

Trophy fish at Lake Enid

Lake Enid is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 10 lb.

Rainbow trout to 10 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.

Lake Enid at a glance

Region: Kootenays
Management unit: MU 4-26
Species: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1983)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates: 50.548292, -116.124227

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Fish on record at Lake Enid

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1953	2026	79
Brook Trout	1929	1983	18

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

Lake Enid fishing regulations

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

Getting to Lake Enid

13.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Bruce Creek FSR, Enid Rd, Horsethief Rd, Park St, West Ave, Wells St, Moffat Ave, Water St, Westside Rd, Panorama Dr, Borden St, Fourth Ave, Sifton St, Third Ave, Laurier St, Athalmer Rd, Kinbasket Trail and Arrow Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 90 m short of the campground.

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: 50.548292, -116.124227

Camping and rec sites at Lake Enid

Lake Enid
Campsites
3 designated
To the shore
56 m

Access: From Wilmer, take Horsethief Road west out of town. It goes north around Wilmer Lake, and continues west. This road has several names, Bruce Creek FSR, Enid Rd, and Horsetheif road. Take the right fork (north) towards Enid Lake.
Coordinates: 50.549794, -116.127035
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Lake Enid

8.2 mdeepest

Lake Enid runs to 8.2 m (27 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Lake Enid and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Lake Enid, modelled

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

In the model Lake Enid froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 15 April and 28 April. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 22 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 15 April 2025, 143 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Lake Enid 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.

Lake Enid climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Lake Enid 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

Average year at Lake Eniddegrees 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 Lake Enid

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	Mainly clear	16° / 2°	8 km/h	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Overcast	17° / 3°	9 km/h	dry	Falling (-3.2 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Moderate rain	10° / 3°	14 km/h, gusts 46	1 mm	Rising (+5.6 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Slight rain	6° / 2°	4 km/h, gusts 26	1 mm	Rising (+8.0 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	8° / 2°	3 km/h, gusts 18	dry	Rising (+2.8 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	9° / 1°	3 km/h	dry	Falling (-2.8 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Moderate rain showers	10° / 2°	2 km/h	3 mm	Falling (-9.4 hPa)

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Lake Enid, in brief

What fish are in Lake Enid?

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout (last recorded 1983). Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Lake Enid?

Lake Enid covers about 20.3 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Lake Enid in?

Lake Enid 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 Lake Enid

Wilmer Lake 3 km away
Lillian Lake 5 km away
Dorothy Lake 9 km away
Dogsleg Lake 12 km away
Windermere Lake 15 km away

All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.