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Map of Choelquoit Lake

Choelquoit Lake

51.7022° N, 124.2058° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Choelquoit Lake, British Columbia. 51.7022° N, 124.2058° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Choelquoit Lake covers 11.8 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 31 km north of Xeni.

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

Area
11.8 km²
larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
24.3 km
longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,162 m

Today on the water

8.8 °C

Wind E 4 km/h

Observed at Tatlayoko Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hW 30W 30W 30W 30N 20N 20N 20N 20
Gusts km/h5050505040404040
Waves (est.) m0.50.50.50.50.2
Temp. °C65676421
Precip. %10010010030100100100100

Today: Rain ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Tatlayoko Lake (local forecast), as of 5:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1971–1971) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee1 of 9
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 9
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Northern Redbelly Dace 1
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.