Chisel Lake
53.1808° N, 121.3581° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Chisel Lake, British Columbia. 53.1808° N, 121.3581° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chisel-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.
Chisel Lake covers 0.3 km², making it smaller than 62% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km east of Wells.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including bull trout, burbot and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 0.3 km²
- smaller than 62% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 3 km
- shorter than 63% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,003 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:57 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:42 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1977 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1977–1977) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 2
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 access point.
- Chisel Lake Recreation Site