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Starvation Lake

MU 2-7, Lower Mainland
49.9036° N, 123.1732° W

Map of Starvation Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.123°11′W123°10.8′W123°10.5′W123°10.2′W49°54.2′NStarvation LakeStarvation Lake rec site35 m to shore0100200 mNMap of Starvation Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas, the traced road in and the recreation site.123°10.5′W123°10.2′W49°54′N49°54.2′NStarvation Lake rec site35 m to shore0200 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
2.4ha
Maximum depth
10.5m
34 ft
Elevation
229m

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Trophy fish at Starvation Lake

Starvation Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 4.5 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 4.5 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Starvation Lake at a glance

Region
Lower Mainland
Management unit
MU 2-7
Species
Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2001.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Coordinates
49.903613, -123.173249

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Fish on record at Starvation Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1965200111

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

Starvation Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Starvation Lake yet.

Getting to Starvation Lake

1.7 km of traced road to the campground. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 110 m short of the campground.

The road route traced to Campground at Starvation Lake, 1.7 km.Start of the traceCampground250 m
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 49.903613, -123.173249

Camping and rec sites at Starvation Lake

  • Starvation Lake
    To the shore
    35 m

    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
    Coordinates: 49.902467, -123.1733

Depth chart for Starvation Lake

10.5 mdeepest

Starvation Lake runs to 10.5 m (34 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Starvation Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1978.

The ice year at Starvation Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Starvation Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 22 November and 30 December, and ice-off between 7 March and 14 April. The median winter freezes on 5 December and opens on 30 March.

Modelled ice season at Starvation Lake: freeze-up most winters between 22 November and 30 December, ice-off between 7 March and 14 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 105 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 January 2025 to 2 March 2025, 44 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Starvation 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.

Starvation Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Starvation Lake is 1.4 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.4 Csince the 1960s
  • -2.0 Caverage year now
  • -3.4 Caverage year then
  • -18 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Starvation Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-6 C-3 C0 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1862362851960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Starvation 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.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Sun 25 OctModerate rain8° / 4°7 km/h2 mmSteady
Mon 26 OctViolent rain showers12° / 4°6 km/h, gusts 111 mmSteady
Tue 27 OctModerate rain showers8° / 4°9 km/h, gusts 178 mmFalling (-2.8 hPa)
Wed 28 OctModerate rain6° / 1°2 km/h, gusts 88 mmSteady
Thu 29 OctModerate snow5° / -1°6 km/h, gusts 143 mmRising (+4.4 hPa)
Fri 30 OctModerate rain showers8° / -3°6 km/h1 mmFalling (-2.2 hPa)
Sat 31 OctOvercast9° / -1°4 km/hdrySteady

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Starvation Lake, in brief

What fish are in Starvation Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Starvation Lake?

Starvation Lake covers about 2.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Starvation Lake in?

Starvation Lake is in MU 2-7, in the Lower Mainland. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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