Crescent Lake
53.2714° N, 121.9014° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Crescent Lake, British Columbia. 53.2714° N, 121.9014° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/crescent-lake-near-wells/, 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.
- 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).
Crescent Lake covers 0.26 km², making it smaller than 68% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 29 km northwest of Wells.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including bull trout, Dolly Varden and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.26 km²
- smaller than 68% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.5 km
- shorter than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,039 m
Today on the water
9.7 °C
Observed at Quesnel, as of 3:08 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 15 | N 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.
Weather: Quesnel (local forecast), as of 3:09 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:49 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:21 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:44 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Quesnel, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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 7 government surveys (1977–1991) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
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.
- Crescent Lake Recreation Site