| Nimpo Lake | |
| Coords: | 52.3331°N -125.1775°W |
| Inflow: | Willie's Creek, Dean River, Nimpo Creek |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 7miles |
| Width: | 1miles |
| Area: | 9.88km2 |
| Depth: | 30feet-40feetft (-ft) |
| Max-Depth: | 90feet |
| Elevation: | 3655feet |
| Islands: | 3 |
Nimpo Lake is a freshwater lake in the Chilcotin District of British Columbia, Canada. It is located 300km (200miles) west of Williams Lake on the Chilcotin Highway (Hwy 20) and is approximately 160km (100miles) east of Bella Coola. The lake is over 11km (07miles) long with several protected bays and has an area of 9.88 km2.
Nimpo Lake is often referred to as "The Floatplane Capital of British Columbia" and, because it has so many floatplanes landing and taking off, each of the bays or 'arms' have a distinctive name. North Arm is at the extreme northernmost end of the Main Arm of Nimpo Lake while the South Arm is at the other end and the Short Arm is on the eastern side of the lake where a floatplane base is located.
Nimpo Lake has a good population of wild Rainbow Trout that are known for their excellent fighting ability and are caught by trolling and on a flyline. Its popularity with anglers fishing for rainbow trout, made it the venue of the 1993 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships. It is a popular tourist destination, with several resorts located on the lake offering a variation of accommodation ranging from luxurious suites to rustic cabins and sites for Recreational vehicles.
Nimpo Lake is the jumping off point to the wilderness, much of it inaccessible to people except by floatplane or on foot. You can go flightseeing over Hunlen Falls, the third longest freefalling waterfall in Canada, or fly over the multicolored Rainbow Mountains or Monarch Mountain and see the pristine icefields. There is canoeing on the Turner Lake Chain in nearby Tweedsmuir Park, and a number of activities available to visitors of the area. These include fishing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, wildlife photography and study of rare and unusual alpine plants at higher elevations. In winter snowmobiling, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating are popular activities.[1] [2] [3]