Meridian Lake
MU 7-29, Omineca
56.0164° N, 124.0014° W
- Surface area
- 246.4ha
- Elevation
- 668m
Open Meridian Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Meridian Lake at a glance
- Region
- Omineca
- Management unit
- MU 7-29
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Kokanee
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 56.0164, -124.0014
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How to fish Meridian Lake
Best times of year at Meridian Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Meridian Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Meridian Lake yet.
Getting to Meridian Lake
Coordinates: 56.0164, -124.0014
The ice year at Meridian Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Meridian Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 5 May and 21 May. The median winter freezes on 8 November and opens on 14 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 18 November 2024 to 26 April 2025, 159 days.
Meridian 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.
Meridian Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Meridian Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.3 Csince the 1960s
- 3.0 Caverage year now
- 1.7 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Meridian 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 | 10° / 1° | 19 km/h, gusts 37 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 11° / 4° | 15 km/h, gusts 29 | 2 mm | Falling (-7.6 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight snow showers | 7° / 2° | 5 km/h, gusts 17 | 5 mm | Rising (+6.5 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 5° / 1° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | 1 mm | Rising (+12.1 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Clear sky | 5° / 1° | 14 km/h, gusts 31 | dry | Rising (+3.2 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 4° / 1° | 7 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Rising (+4.8 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 5° / 0° | 7 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Meridian Lake
- Williston Lake (In Zone A) 6 km away
- Williston Lake (In Zone B) 6 km away
- Canty Lake 19 km away
- Shoal Lakes 21 km away
- Curve Lake 33 km away
All 235 lakes in the Omineca, with today's conditions on each.