State Lake
MU 8-14, Okanagan
49.5904° N, 118.8479° W
- Surface area
- 20ha
- Maximum depth
- 12m
- 39 ft. Province survey, 1980
- Elevation
- 1,166m
- Campsites
- 1
- At State Lake Road rec site
Open State Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
State Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-14
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1988)The newest of these fish records is from 1988.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 49.590411, -118.8479
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Fish on record at State Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1936 | 1988 | 43 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
State Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for State Lake yet.
Getting to State Lake
25.2 km of traced road to the campground by way of Sandrift Lakes FSR, Lassie Lake FSR, Trapping Creek FSR, Trapping Creek Bridge, Trapping Creek FSR Bridge and West Kettle River Bridge. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 250 m short of the campground.
Coordinates: 49.590411, -118.8479
Camping and rec sites at State Lake
- State Lake
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- State Lake Road
- Campsites
- 1 designated
- To the shore
- 1231 m
Coordinates: 49.605465, -118.83696
Depth chart for State Lake
12 mdeepest4.3 mmean
State Lake runs to 12 m (39 ft) at its deepest, by the Province survey, 1980.
The mean of 4.3 m (14 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in August 1980.
The Province sounded State Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1980.
The ice year at State Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model State Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 14 November, and ice-off between 29 April and 16 May. The median winter freezes on 7 November and opens on 10 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 3 November 2024 to 25 April 2025, 173 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for State 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.
State Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above State 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
- 1.0 Caverage year now
- -0.1 Caverage year then
- -7 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Partly cloudy | 15° / 1° | 9 km/h, gusts 23 | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 15° / 1° | 10 km/h | dry | Falling (-2.7 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -2° | 17 km/h, gusts 66 | dry | Rising (+10.5 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 8° / -2° | 4 km/h, gusts 56 | dry | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 9 | 0 mm | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 0° | 4 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.6 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 18 | dry | Steady |
State Lake, in brief
What fish are in State Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1988). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is State Lake?
State Lake covers about 20 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is State Lake in?
State Lake is in MU 8-14, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near State Lake
- Cup Lake 3 km away
- Sandrift Lake 4 km away
- Lassie Lake 5 km away
- Maloney Lake 5 km away
- Clark Lake 7 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.