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Map of Binta Lake

Binta Lake

53.8783° N, 125.4906° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Binta Lake, British Columbia. 53.8783° N, 125.4906° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Binta Lake covers 8.35 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 19 km southeast of Southbank.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including lake trout, lake whitefish and mountain whitefish.

Area
8.35 km²
larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
22.2 km
longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
815 m

Today on the water

4.7 °C

Wind WNW 5 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south 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 10N 20N 20N 20NE 20NE 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.30.3
Temp. °C246652-2-4
Precip. %6060606060201010

Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:03 a.m.
Sunrise
7:38 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:37 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1975–1975) that recorded them.

  • Lake Trout1 of 10
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 10
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 10
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 10
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Getting on the water

2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.

Southeast end

Northwest end