Cheslatta Lake
53.7422° N, 125.365° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Cheslatta Lake, British Columbia. 53.7422° N, 125.365° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/cheslatta-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).
Cheslatta Lake covers 41.1 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 35 km south of Southbank.
Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and lake trout.
- Area
- 41.1 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 92.9 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 11
- more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 766 m
Today on the water
4.7 °C
Observed at Burns Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -4 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
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 6:05 a.m. PDT
Water level
Cheslatta Lake at West End: 2.78 m at 6:00 a.m. PDT: 1 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08JA018
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:38 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 23 government surveys (1951–1994) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
- Lake Chub 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Longnose Sucker 2
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.