Big Lake
52.3825° N, 121.8378° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Big Lake, British Columbia. 52.3825° N, 121.8378° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-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.
- 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 5.8 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km northwest of Horsefly.
Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 5.8 km²
- larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 17.9 km
- longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 13
- more than 97% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 816 m
Today on the water
11.3 °C
Observed at Williams Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 15 | N 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 2:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:48 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:22 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:25 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:20 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Williams Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1977 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 84 government surveys (1945–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 3
- Redside Shiner 2
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 3
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Longnose Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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