Wawn Lake
MU 5-2, Cariboo
52.3566° N, 121.3330° W
- Surface area
- 19.6ha
- Elevation
- 788m
Open Wawn Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Wawn Lake at a glance
- Region
- Cariboo
- Management unit
- MU 5-2
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 52.356585, -121.333032
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Wawn Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Wawn Lake yet.
Getting to Wawn Lake
Coordinates: 52.356585, -121.333032
Camping and rec sites at Wawn Lake
- Wawn Lake
No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)
The ice year at Wawn Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Wawn Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 9 November and 25 November, and ice-off between 10 April and 1 May. The median winter freezes on 16 November and opens on 21 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 27 December 2024 to 25 March 2025, 88 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Wawn 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.
Wawn Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Wawn 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
- 3.3 Caverage year now
- 2.2 Caverage year then
- -13 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Wawn 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 | Overcast | 15° / 3° | 11 km/h, gusts 26 | dry | Steady |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain | 6° / 0° | 14 km/h, gusts 32 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.1 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Overcast | 6° / -1° | 9 km/h, gusts 24 | dry | Rising (+11.7 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 9° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 34 | dry | Falling (-4.6 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Clear sky | 8° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Rising (+3.5 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Partly cloudy | 9° / 0° | 4 km/h, gusts 10 | dry | Falling (-4.2 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Partly cloudy | 7° / -1° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.2 hPa) |
Wawn Lake, in brief
How big is Wawn Lake?
Wawn Lake covers about 19.6 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Wawn Lake in?
Wawn Lake is in MU 5-2, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Wawn Lake
- Douglas Lake 6 km away
- Starlike Lake 10 km away
- Patenaude Lake 12 km away
- Abbott Lake 12 km away
- Antoine Lake 12 km away
All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.