Lower Halgrave Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.7286° N, 116.2844° W
- Surface area
- 8.9ha
- Elevation
- 1,082m
- Campsites
- 2
- At Halgrave Lakes rec site
Open Lower Halgrave Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Lower Halgrave 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
- 50.7286, -116.2844
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How to fish Lower Halgrave Lake
Best times of year at Lower Halgrave Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Lower Halgrave Lake fishing regulations
Electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Lower Halgrave Lake
24.8 km of traced road to the campground by way of Westside Rd and Brisco Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.7286, -116.2844
Camping and rec sites at Lower Halgrave Lake
- Halgrave Lakes
- Campsites
- 2 designated
- To the shore
- 42 m
Access: Access from Westside Road from Radium Hot Springs. Turn off of Westside Road (east and north) at the 31 km mark. The site will be on your left after driving approximately 3km.
Coordinates: 50.730036, -116.284031
The ice year at Lower Halgrave Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Lower Halgrave Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 24 April and 7 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 1 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 29 April 2025, 166 days.
Lower Halgrave 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.
Lower Halgrave Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Lower Halgrave 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
- 3.5 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Lower Halgrave 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 | Overcast | 11° / -2° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 2° | 17 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 | 5° / -6° | 7 km/h | 3 mm | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -7° | 2 km/h | dry | Steady |
Lower Halgrave Lake, in brief
What fish are in Lower Halgrave Lake?
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Lower Halgrave Lake in?
Lower Halgrave 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 Lower Halgrave Lake
- Upper Halgrave Lake 1 km away
- Steamboat Lake 2 km away
- Hall Lakes 3 km away
- Halfway Lake 7 km away
- Sam's Folly Lake 7 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.