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Map of Cunningham Lake

Cunningham Lake

54.5878° N, 125.3219° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Cunningham Lake, British Columbia. 54.5878° N, 125.3219° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/cunningham-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).

Cunningham Lake covers 31.8 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km east of Donald Landing.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including lake trout, burbot and kokanee.

Area
31.8 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
76.1 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
737 m

Today on the water

6.4 °C

Wind WNW 7 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 10NE 20NE 20NE 20NW 10var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C31157731
Precip. %8060606040404010

Tonight: Periods of rain. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:03 a.m.
Sunrise
7:39 a.m.
Sunset
6:36 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:37 a.m.
Moonset
5:56 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1970–1975) that recorded them.

  • Lake Trout3 of 13
  • Burbot1 of 13
  • Kokanee1 of 13
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 13
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 13
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 13
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Pygmy Whitefish 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.