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Map of Ahbau Lake

Ahbau Lake

53.27° N, 122.0969° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Ahbau Lake, British Columbia. 53.27° N, 122.0969° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ahbau-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Ahbau Lake covers 8.15 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 23 km southeast of Dunkley.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout.

Area
8.15 km²
larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
22.6 km
longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
902 m

Today on the water

9.7 °C

Light RainWind NNW 4 km/h

Observed at Quesnel, as of 12:08 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hN 15N 15N 15NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h5050504040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C88766554
Precip. %1001001006060606060

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Quesnel (local forecast), as of 12:09 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:25 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:00 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
5:45 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Quesnel, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1997–1997) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout2 of 9
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Longnose Sucker 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Largescale Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.