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Birch Lake

51.4542° N, 120.5047° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Birch Lake, British Columbia. 51.4542° N, 120.5047° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Birch Lake covers 2.35 km², making it larger than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 14 km southeast of Bridge Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, burbot and brook trout.

Area
2.35 km²
larger than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
8.5 km
longer than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,127 m

Today on the water

8.2 °C

Wind NNW 5 km/h

Observed at Clearwater, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

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/hSW 20SW 20SW 20SW 20N 30N 30var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C119101010984
Precip. %9090909030303030

Tonight: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h overnight. Low 9.

Weather: Clearwater (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:54 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:41 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 116 government surveys (1928–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout92 of 116
  • Burbot5 of 116Not recorded since 2007
  • Brook Trout1 of 116Not recorded since 1950
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 6
  • Peamouth Chub 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 5
  • Longnose Sucker 4
  • Largescale Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.