Leadqueen Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.7603° N, 116.3811° W
- Surface area
- 5.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 2.4m
- 8 ft
- Elevation
- 1,143m
Open Leadqueen Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Leadqueen Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995)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
- 50.7603, -116.3811
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How to fish Leadqueen Lake
Best times of year at Leadqueen Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Leadqueen Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Leadqueen Lake
Coordinates: 50.7603, -116.3811
Camping and rec sites at Leadqueen Lake
- Lead Queen Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Leadqueen Lake
2.4 mdeepest
Leadqueen Lake runs to 2.4 m (8 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Leadqueen Lake and published the depth chart.
The ice year at Leadqueen Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Leadqueen Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 11 November, and ice-off between 23 April and 10 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 3 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 20 April 2025, 156 days.
Leadqueen 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.
Leadqueen Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Leadqueen Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- -4.3 Caverage year now
- -5.1 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Leadqueen 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 | Partly cloudy | 11° / -2° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 2° | 14 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-5.2 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 15 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 10° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Rising (+5.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 6° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 21 | 1 mm | Rising (+13.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate snow | 4° / -5° | 7 km/h | 4 mm | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -7° | 6 km/h | dry | Steady |
Leadqueen Lake, in brief
What fish are in Leadqueen Lake?
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Leadqueen Lake in?
Leadqueen Lake is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Leadqueen Lake
- Halfway Lake 1 km away
- Big Fish (Dunbar) Lake 3 km away
- Twin Lakes 3 km away
- Botts Lake 4 km away
- Hall Lakes 5 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.