Charlie Lake
56.3378° N, 121.0047° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Charlie Lake, British Columbia. 56.3378° N, 121.0047° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/charlie-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.
- 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).
- 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).
Charlie Lake covers 18.1 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.4 km north of Clairmont.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye.
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 37.9 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
- 689 m
Today on the water
3.5 °C
Observed at Fort St. John, as of 2:00 a.m. MST
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southwest shore.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 | NE 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: Periods of rain becoming mixed with wet snow before morning. Rainfall amount 10 mm. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h late this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Fort St. John (local forecast), as of 2:07 a.m. MST
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:24 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:17 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:54 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:20 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:36 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Fort St. John, as of 2:00 a.m. MST
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 25 government surveys (1933–2017) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Brook Stickleback 2
- Northern Pearl Dace 1
- Spottail Shiner 1
Other
- White Sucker 3
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.