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Bill Lake

54.4003° N, 130.0631° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Bill Lake, British Columbia. 54.4003° N, 130.0631° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bill-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).

Bill Lake covers 0.5 km², making it larger than 54% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 19 km east of Prince Rupert.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.

Area
0.5 km²
larger than 54% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.2 km
longer than 54% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
67 m

Today on the water

8.8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NW 11 km/h

Observed at Prince Rupert, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20N 5N 5N 5N 5NE 15NE 15NE 15
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C8910129765
Precip. %600000000

Today: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h except 40 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Wind becoming light this morning. High 12. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Prince Rupert (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:22 a.m.
Sunrise
7:57 a.m.
Sunset
6:56 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:31 p.m.
Moonrise
6:57 a.m.
Moonset
6:15 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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 7 government surveys (1996–1996) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 7
  • Dolly Varden1 of 7
  • Kokanee1 of 7
  • Pink Salmon1 of 7
Forage fish and other species (2)
  • Cultus Lake Sculpin 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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