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Map of Alastair Lake

Alastair Lake

54.1086° N, 129.1811° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Alastair Lake, British Columbia. 54.1086° N, 129.1811° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/alastair-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.
  • 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).

Alastair Lake covers 7.14 km², making it larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 35 km northwest of Nechako.

Government surveys have recorded 17 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, coho salmon and cutthroat trout.

Area
7.14 km²
larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
21.2 km
longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
17
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
44 m

Today on the water

8.5 °C

Wind SSE 8 km/h

Observed at Kitimat, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hcalmvar. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m<0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C6471012665
Precip. %60006060000

Tonight: Showers. Fog patches developing late this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Kitimat (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:18 a.m.
Sunrise
7:53 a.m.
Sunset
6:52 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:53 a.m.
Moonset
6:12 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Kitimat, as of 4:00 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 54 government surveys (1965–2001) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon7 of 54
  • Coho Salmon4 of 54
  • Cutthroat Trout4 of 54
  • Dolly Varden4 of 54
  • Mountain Whitefish4 of 54
  • Rainbow Trout4 of 54
  • Chinook Salmon3 of 54
  • Steelhead3 of 54
  • Chum Salmon2 of 54Not recorded since 1972
  • Pink Salmon2 of 54Not recorded since 1972
Forage fish and other species (7)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 3
  • Threespine Stickleback 3
  • Prickly Sculpin 2
  • Balkwill Lake Benthic Stickleback 1
  • Coastrange Sculpin 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.