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Deception Lake

54.7011° N, 126.6469° W

Deception Lake, British Columbia. 54.7011° N, 126.6469° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/deception-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).
  • 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).

Deception Lake covers 1.01 km², British Columbia. It lies 34 km southeast of Smithers.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: cutthroat trout, longnose sucker and peamouth chub.

Area
1.01 km²
Shoreline
5.9 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
1,084 m

Today on the water

5.6 °C

CloudyWind WNW 5 km/h

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

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/hNW 10NW 10N 20N 20N 20var. 5NW 15NW 15
Temp. °C44468865
Precip. %404040406060300

Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.

Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:08 a.m.
Sunrise
7:44 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:17 p.m.
Moonrise
6:43 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Smithers, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (1982–1982) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 3
Other species (2)
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Peamouth Chub 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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