Oliver Lake
MU 4-6, Kootenays
49.5832° N, 116.6841° W
- Surface area
- 1.3ha
- Elevation
- 1,995m
Oliver Lake is a small water of 1.3 ha in the Kootenays. The Oliver (johny Connors) Lake recreation site is 129 m from the shoreline. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.
Open Oliver Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Oliver Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-6
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 49.583223, -116.684111
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Oliver Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Oliver Lake yet.
Getting to Oliver Lake
16.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Gray Creek FSR and Anderson Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 140 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.583223, -116.684111
Camping and rec sites at Oliver Lake
- Oliver (johny Connors) Lake
- To the shore
- 16 m
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Coordinates: 49.583852, -116.684383
The ice year at Oliver Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Oliver Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 8 October and 24 October, and ice-off between 18 June and 5 July. The median winter freezes on 17 October and opens on 26 June.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 14 June 2025, 229 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Oliver 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.
Oliver Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Oliver Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +1.1 Csince the 1960s
- 4.8 Caverage year now
- 3.7 Caverage year then
- -12 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Oliver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Fog | 3° / -4° | 7 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -4° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-7.3 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Heavy snow showers | 0° / -2° | 8 km/h, gusts 14 | 7 mm | Falling (-3.6 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Heavy snow showers | 1° / -3° | 6 km/h, gusts 17 | 7 mm | Rising (+2.8 hPa) |
| Thu 29 Oct | Heavy snow showers | 0° / -5° | 6 km/h | 2 mm | Steady |
| Fri 30 Oct | Heavy snow showers | 0° / -5° | 1 km/h, gusts 8 | 3 mm | Steady |
| Sat 31 Oct | Heavy snow showers | 2° / -8° | 3 km/h | 4 mm | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
Oliver Lake, in brief
How big is Oliver Lake?
Oliver Lake covers about 1.3 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Oliver Lake in?
Oliver Lake is in MU 4-6, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Oliver Lake
- Hall Lake 18 km away
- Plaid Lake 20 km away
- Kootenay Lake 20 km away
- White Boar Lake 24 km away
- Whitelady Lake 31 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.