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Burns Lake

54.2081° N, 125.64° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Burns Lake, British Columbia. 54.2081° N, 125.64° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Burns Lake covers 12.6 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Tintagel.

Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and lake whitefish.

Area
12.6 km²
larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
72.8 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
9
more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
697 m

Today on the water

5.2 °C

Wind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 10N 20N 20N 20NE 20NE 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C3356640-4
Precip. %10060606060601010

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 5:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:39 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:38 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 18 government surveys (1968–2000) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout3 of 18Not recorded since 1988
  • Kokanee1 of 18Not recorded since 1981
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 18Not recorded since 1981
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 18Not recorded since 1981
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Redside Shiner 5
  • Peamouth Chub 1

Other

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

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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