Bootjack Lake
52.5383° N, 121.655° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Bootjack Lake, British Columbia. 52.5383° N, 121.655° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bootjack-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).
Bootjack Lake covers 2.61 km², making it larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 10 km southwest of Likely.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout and kokanee.
- Area
- 2.61 km²
- larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 11.6 km
- longer than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 983 m
Today on the water
10.4 °C
Observed at Williams Lake, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 15 | S 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 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 12:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:47 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:22 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:58 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:20 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:44 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Williams Lake, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1971 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 168 government surveys (1970–2022) that recorded them.
Other species (3)
- Longnose Sucker 20
- Largescale Sucker 7
- Bridgelip Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Bootjack Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.