Chismaina Lake (British Columbia): Depth Map & Fishing

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

Chismaina Lake, British Columbia. 59.1092° N, 131.8281° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chismaina-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.

Chismaina Lake covers 6.27 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 103 km southwest of Swift River.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including Arctic grayling, burbot and Chinook salmon.

Area: 6.27 km²; larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline: 18.6 km; longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species: 10; more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation: 801 m

Sun and moon today

Sport fish by the share of the 11 government surveys (1996–1996) that recorded them.

Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

Other

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.