Spring Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
51.8081° N, 121.2217° W
- Surface area
- 152.5ha
- Maximum depth
- 20.1m
- 66 ft. Province survey, 1975
- Elevation
- 850m
Open Spring Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Spring Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish (last recorded 1974), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1974), Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1974), Peamouth Chub (last recorded 1974), Redside Shiner (last recorded 1974)
- Lake size
- Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 51.8081, -121.2217
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Fish on record at Spring Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Whitefish | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Largescale Sucker | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Peamouth Chub | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
| Redside Shiner | 1974 | 1974 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Spring Lake
Best times of year at Spring Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Spring Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Spring Lake yet.
Getting to Spring Lake
Coordinates: 51.8081, -121.2217
Camping and rec sites at Spring Lake
- Spring Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
Depth chart for Spring Lake
20.1 mdeepest7.4 mmean
Spring Lake runs to 20.1 m (66 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1975.
The mean of 7.4 m (24 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in October 1975.
The Province sounded Spring Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1975.
The ice year at Spring Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Spring Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 8 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 13 April and 29 April. The median winter freezes on 15 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 15 November 2024 to 13 April 2025, 149 days.
Spring 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.
Spring Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Spring 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
- 3.4 Caverage year now
- 2.6 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Spring 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 | 12° / -3° | 8 km/h, gusts 17 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 0° | 9 km/h, gusts 22 | dry | Falling (-10.1 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Light drizzle | 7° / -1° | 14 km/h, gusts 33 | dry | Rising (+2.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 7 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Rising (+13.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 4 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Falling (-1.5 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -3° | 4 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 5 km/h, gusts 15 | dry | Falling (-2.4 hPa) |
Trout lakes near Spring Lake
- Lake of The Trees 3 km away
- Upper Kane Lake 5 km away
- Tubbs Lake 5 km away
- Chub Lake 6 km away
- Sneezie Lake (Near Timothy Lake) 6 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.