Dease Lake
58.6856° N, 130.0728° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Dease Lake, British Columbia. 58.6856° N, 130.0728° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/dease-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.
- 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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Dease Lake covers 52 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 68 km northeast of Iskut.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including lake trout, lake whitefish and burbot.
- Area
- 52 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 90.6 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 752 m
Today on the water
1.3 °C
Observed at Dease Lake, as of 12:08 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south 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 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | NE 15 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Periods of rain ending after midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low minus 1.
Weather: Dease Lake (local forecast), as of 12:10 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:03 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:30 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:08 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Follow this lake by email: a weekly summary of conditions.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 16 government surveys (1972–1998) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Pygmy Whitefish 1
- Slimy Sculpin 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 2
- Round Whitefish 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Sawmill Point Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.