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Three Valley Lake

MU 3-34, Thompson-Nicola
50.9303° N, 118.4653° W

Map of Three Valley Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°30.5′W118°30′W118°29.5′W118°29′W118°28.5′W118°28′W118°27.5′W118°27′W50°55.5′N50°55.8′N50°56′N50°56.2′N50°56.5′N50°56.8′NThree Valley Lake05001 kmNMap of Three Valley Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.118°29′W118°28′W118°27′W50°55′N50°55.5′N50°56′N50°56.5′N50°57′N01 kmN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
150.2ha
Elevation
496m

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Three Valley Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-34
Species
Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Kokanee, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1952), Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Peamouth Chub, Redside Shiner, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Prickly Sculpin, Northern Pikeminnow (last recorded 1994), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1994), Largescale Sucker (last recorded 1975), Bass/Sunfish (General) (last recorded 1975)The province's newest fish record here is from 2004.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
50.9303, -118.4653

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Fish on record at Three Valley Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1923200452
Lake Trout197519982
Mountain Whitefish197519982
Kokanee199819981
Cutthroat Trout199519951
Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout194219527
Coho Salmon199819982
Chinook Salmon199819981
Sockeye Salmon199819981
Peamouth Chub197519982
Redside Shiner197519982
Longnose Dace199819981
Longnose Sucker199819981
Prickly Sculpin199819981
Northern Pikeminnow197519942
Sucker (General)199419941
Largescale Sucker197519752
Bass/Sunfish (General)197519751

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

How to fish Three Valley Lake

Best times of year at Three Valley Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Three Valley Lake fishing regulations

Lake trout and bull trout (Dolly Varden) catch and release. Source: Province of British Columbia

Getting to Three Valley Lake

0.4 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 210 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Three Valley Lake, 0.4 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 km
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: 50.9303, -118.4653

The ice year at Three Valley Lake, modelled

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

In the model Three Valley Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 16 November and 3 December, and ice-off between 9 March and 6 April. The median winter freezes on 25 November and opens on 25 March.

Modelled ice season at Three Valley Lake: freeze-up most winters between 16 November and 3 December, ice-off between 9 March and 6 April.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 120 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 18 November 2024 to 25 March 2025, 127 days.

Three Valley 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.

Three Valley Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Three Valley Lake is 0.7 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.7 Csince the 1960s
  • 1.3 Caverage year now
  • 0.6 Caverage year then
  • -1 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Three Valley Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C1 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1391772151960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Three Valley 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
Tue 20 OctClear sky9° / 4°6 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctClear sky14° / 6°8 km/h, gusts 24dryFalling (-6.0 hPa)
Thu 22 OctOvercast19° / 7°6 km/hdryFalling (-3.6 hPa)
Fri 23 OctFog10° / 3°8 km/hdryRising (+10.7 hPa)
Sat 24 OctLight drizzle10° / 2°5 km/h0 mmRising (+7.4 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast11° / 1°6 km/hdryRising (+3.5 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast13° / 1°7 km/hdrySteady

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Three Valley Lake, in brief

What fish are in Three Valley Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Kokanee, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1995), Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1952), Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon. Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Three Valley Lake in?

Three Valley Lake is in MU 3-34, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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