Copley Lake
53.7467° N, 124.8025° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Copley Lake, British Columbia. 53.7467° N, 124.8025° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/copley-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).
Copley Lake covers 1.35 km², making it larger than 76% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 34 km south of Fraser Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and lake whitefish.
- Area
- 1.35 km²
- larger than 76% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 5.9 km
- longer than 67% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 11
- more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 779 m
Today on the water
4 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:00 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:34 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:55 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 18 government surveys (1947–1978) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.