Bowser Lake
56.4444° N, 129.5625° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Bowser Lake, British Columbia. 56.4444° N, 129.5625° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bowser-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).
Bowser Lake covers 35.8 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 98 km northeast of Kitsault.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Dolly Varden and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 35.8 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 86.8 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 365 m
Today on the water
7.3 °C
Observed at Stewart, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 7 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/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | calm |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h near noon. High 11. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Stewart (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:58 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:51 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:28 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:57 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:10 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1991 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 17 government surveys (1976–1995) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.