Twin Lakes
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.7854° N, 116.3612° W
- Surface area
- 2.6ha
- Elevation
- 1,097m
- Campsites
- 2
- At Twin (fish) Lakes rec site
Twin Lakes is a small water of 2.6 ha in the Kootenays. The Twin (fish) Lakes recreation site is on its shore. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.
Open Twin Lakes in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Twin Lakes at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.785395, -116.361223
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Twin Lakes fishing regulations
Brook trout daily quota = 20; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Twin Lakes
16.1 km of traced road to the campground by way of Westside Rd, Bugaboo Creek FSR and Brisco Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.785395, -116.361223
Camping and rec sites at Twin Lakes
- Twin (fish) Lakes
- Campsites
- 2 designated
- To the shore
- 143 m
Coordinates: 50.783245, -116.362685
The ice year at Twin Lakes, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Twin Lakes froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 25 April and 8 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 2 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 30 April 2025, 167 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Twin Lakes 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.
Twin Lakes climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Twin Lakes 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
- 3.5 Caverage year now
- 2.8 Caverage year then
- -5 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Twin Lakes
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 | Moderate snow | 5° / -2° | 6 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 7° / -2° | 3 km/h | dry | Falling (-8.0 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Slight rain showers | 7° / 0° | 5 km/h, gusts 22 | 1 mm | Falling (-9.1 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Heavy snow | 4° / 0° | 5 km/h, gusts 20 | 27 mm | Steady |
| Thu 29 Oct | Moderate snow | 2° / -4° | 1 km/h, gusts 10 | 3 mm | Rising (+10.4 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Overcast | 2° / -8° | 3 km/h | dry | Rising (+1.2 hPa) |
| Sat 31 Oct | Overcast | 4° / -6° | 1 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Falling (-3.0 hPa) |
Twin Lakes, in brief
How big is Twin Lakes?
Twin Lakes covers about 2.6 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Twin Lakes in?
Twin Lakes is in MU 4-34, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Twin Lakes
- Botts Lake 1 km away
- Big Fish (Dunbar) Lake 2 km away
- Halfway Lake 2 km away
- Leadqueen Lake 3 km away
- Jade Lake 4 km away
All 162 lakes in the Kootenays, with today's conditions on each.