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Map of Atan Lake

Atan Lake

53.1933° N, 121.3822° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Atan Lake, British Columbia. 53.1933° N, 121.3822° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/atan-lake-near-wells/, 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.
  • Bathymetric Maps – Open, 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.

Atan Lake covers 0.29 km², making it smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km east of Wells.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including bull trout, burbot and Dolly Varden.

Area
0.29 km²
smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
2.8 km
shorter than 66% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
995 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:46 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:22 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:57 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
5:42 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1977–1998) that recorded them.

  • Bull Trout1 of 9
  • Burbot1 of 9Not recorded since 1977
  • Dolly Varden1 of 9Not recorded since 1977
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 9Not recorded since 1977
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 9Not recorded since 1977
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Lake Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Longnose 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.