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Map of Cheztainya Lake

Cheztainya Lake

55.6308° N, 126.0706° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Cheztainya Lake, British Columbia. 55.6308° N, 126.0706° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/cheztainya-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.
  • Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Cheztainya Lake covers 0.73 km², making it larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 48 km east of Fort Babine.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
0.73 km²
larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.5 km
longer than 56% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
755 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:06 a.m.
Sunrise
7:43 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:41 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1901–1997) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout3 of 13
  • Kokanee1 of 13Not recorded since 1901
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Redside Shiner 2
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 3
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.