Big Falls Lake
53.9886° N, 129.7092° W
Big Falls Lake, British Columbia. 53.9886° N, 129.7092° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-falls-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).
Big Falls Lake covers 2.42 km², British Columbia. It lies 25 km south of Port Essington.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and threespine stickleback.
- Area
- 2.42 km²
- Shoreline
- 10.9 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 66 m
Today on the water
9 °C
Observed at Prince Rupert, as of 4:04 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 5 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/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: A few showers ending near midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening. Low 6.
Weather: Prince Rupert (local forecast), as of 4:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:55 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:55 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:30 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:55 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:14 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (2009–2009) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.