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Map of Chief Lake

Chief Lake

54.1217° N, 123.0033° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Chief Lake, British Columbia. 54.1217° N, 123.0033° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chief-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).
  • 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).

Chief Lake covers 7.28 km², making it larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 2.4 km north of Nukko Lake.

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

Area
7.28 km²
larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
21.7 km
longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
9
more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
741 m

Today on the water

9.4 °C

Light RainWind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Prince George, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 2 p.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time3 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/hS 15N 20N 20N 20N 30N 30N 30N 20
Gusts km/h40404050505040
Waves (est.) m0.20.30.30.30.4
Temp. °C76655433
Precip. %1008080808080300

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 6.

Weather: Prince George (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:27 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Prince George, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

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 24 government surveys (1960–1976) that recorded them.

  • Dolly Varden3 of 24
  • Rainbow Trout3 of 24
  • Lake Whitefish2 of 24Not recorded since 1960
  • Brook Trout1 of 24Not recorded since 1962
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 3
  • Redside Shiner 3

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 3
  • Longnose Sucker 3
  • Northern Pikeminnow 3

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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