Circle Lake
54.0275° N, 123.1806° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Circle Lake, British Columbia. 54.0275° N, 123.1806° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/circle-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).
Circle Lake covers 0.71 km², making it larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 8 km north of Reid Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including lake chub, longnose sucker and northern pikeminnow.
- Area
- 0.71 km²
- larger than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 4.7 km
- longer than 58% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 777 m
Today on the water
9.6 °C
Observed at Prince George, as of 12:04 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 15 | S 15 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
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 12:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:48 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Prince George, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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