Upper Halgrave Lake
MU 4-34, Kootenays
50.7333° N, 116.2803° W
- Surface area
- 5.2ha
- Maximum depth
- 10.7m
- 35 ft
- Elevation
- 1,108m
Open Upper Halgrave Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Upper Halgrave Lake at a glance
- Region
- Kootenays
- Management unit
- MU 4-34
- Species
- Westslope Cutthroat TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 50.7333, -116.2803
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How to fish Upper Halgrave Lake
Best times of year at Upper Halgrave Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Upper Halgrave Lake fishing regulations
Trout/char daily quota = 2; electric motor only - max 7.5 kW. Source: Province of British Columbia
Getting to Upper Halgrave Lake
25.4 km of traced road to the shore by way of Westside Rd, Bugaboo Creek FSR and Brisco Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 220 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 50.7333, -116.2803
Depth chart for Upper Halgrave Lake
10.7 mdeepest
Upper Halgrave Lake runs to 10.7 m (35 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Upper Halgrave Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1972.
The ice year at Upper Halgrave Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Upper Halgrave Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 28 October and 8 November, and ice-off between 26 April and 9 May. The median winter freezes on 2 November and opens on 3 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 30 April 2025, 178 days.
Upper Halgrave 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.
Upper Halgrave Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Upper Halgrave 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
- 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 Upper Halgrave 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 | 11° / -2° | 10 km/h, gusts 16 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 17° / 2° | 15 km/h, gusts 28 | dry | Falling (-4.9 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 14° / 2° | 12 km/h, gusts 19 | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Light drizzle | 11° / 2° | 17 km/h, gusts 35 | dry | Rising (+5.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Moderate drizzle | 6° / -1° | 12 km/h, gusts 21 | 1 mm | Rising (+13.8 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Moderate snow | 5° / -6° | 7 km/h | 3 mm | Rising (+4.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 5° / -7° | 2 km/h | dry | Steady |
Upper Halgrave Lake, in brief
What fish are in Upper Halgrave Lake?
Westslope Cutthroat Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Upper Halgrave Lake in?
Upper Halgrave Lake 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 Upper Halgrave Lake
- Lower Halgrave Lake 1 km away
- Steamboat Lake 2 km away
- Hall Lakes 3 km away
- Halfway Lake 7 km away
- Leadqueen Lake 8 km away
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