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Day Lake

54.3908° N, 126.2628° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Day Lake, British Columbia. 54.3908° N, 126.2628° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Day Lake covers 3.15 km², making it larger than 88% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 11 km south of Topley.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, burbot and lake whitefish.

Area
3.15 km²
larger than 88% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
11.7 km
longer than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
807 m

Today on the water

5.3 °C

Wind NW 5 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southwest shore.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10NE 20NE 20NE 20NE 10NW 10var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C21267620
Precip. %6060604040404010

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

Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:06 a.m.
Sunrise
7:42 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:16 p.m.
Moonrise
6:41 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 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 11 government surveys (1968–1994) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout2 of 11
  • Burbot1 of 11
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 11Not recorded since 1968
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.