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Map of Cariboo Lake

Cariboo Lake

52.7689° N, 121.3622° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Cariboo Lake, British Columbia. 52.7689° N, 121.3622° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/cariboo-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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Cariboo Lake covers 10.2 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 14 km northeast of Likely.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including bull trout, burbot and Dolly Varden.

Area
10.2 km²
larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
32.9 km
longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
806 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:46 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:57 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
5:43 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1962–1995) that recorded them.

  • Bull Trout1 of 12Not recorded since 1962
  • Burbot1 of 12Not recorded since 1970
  • Dolly Varden1 of 12Not recorded since 1970
  • Kokanee1 of 12
  • Lake Trout1 of 12Not recorded since 1970
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 12Not recorded since 1970
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 12Not recorded since 1970
Forage fish and other species (3)
  • Longnose Dace 1
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 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.