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Big Lake

55.9183° N, 121.4061° W

Big Lake, British Columbia. 55.9183° N, 121.4061° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-lake-near-moberly-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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

Big Lake covers 0.77 km², British Columbia. It lies 22 km east of Moberly Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: northern pike, white sucker and northern pearl dace.

Area
0.77 km²
Shoreline
4.3 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
694 m

Today on the water

YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL · issued 12:47 p.m. MST Thursday
Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected.

When:
Midnight tonight to Friday evening.

Where:
B.C. South Peace River - near Tumbler Ridge

Additional information:
10 to 15 cm of snow is expected between tonight and Friday evening along the Rocky Mountains of the B.C. South Peace, including Tumbler Ridge. 

Higher snowfall amounts are expected over the southern and southwestern portions of the region as a weather system moves through, bringing northerly winds and a cooler airmass.

Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will likely be reduced at times.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 5:10 p.m. MST

1.9 °C

Light RainWind W 8 km/h

Observed at Chetwynd, as of 1:00 a.m. MST

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hNE 20N 30N 30N 30N 30N 30N 30N 20
Gusts km/h5050505040
Temp. °C32211100
Precip. %8080808080808080

Tonight: Rain changing to wet snow mixed with rain overnight. Snow near Tumbler Ridge overnight. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Local snowfall amount 2 cm near Tumbler Ridge. Wind becoming north 30 km/h this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Chetwynd (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. MST

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:47 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:19 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:56 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Fort St. John, as of 1:00 a.m. MST

Depth

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

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1976–1990) that recorded them.

  • Northern Pike3 of 7
Other species (2)
  • White Sucker 3
  • Northern Pearl Dace 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.