Dinosaur Lake
55.9542° N, 122.1431° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Dinosaur Lake, British Columbia. 55.9542° N, 122.1431° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/dinosaur-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.
- 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).
Dinosaur Lake covers 8.57 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 13 km west of Lynx Creek.
Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 8.57 km²
- larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 52.4 km
- longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 12
- more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 506 m
Today on the water
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL · issued 1:10 a.m. MST
Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected. When: Now through until midnight. Where: B.C. South Peace River - near Tumbler Ridge Additional information: 10 to 15 cm of snow is expected between now and tonight along the Rocky Mountains of the B.C. South Peace, including Tumbler Ridge. Higher snowfall amounts are expected over the southern and southwestern portions of the region as a weather system moves through, bringing northerly winds and a cooler airmass. Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 8:57 p.m. MST
0.9 °C
Observed at Chetwynd, as of 4:00 a.m. MST
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Tonight: Rain changing to wet snow mixed with rain overnight. Snow near Tumbler Ridge overnight. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Local snowfall amount 2 cm near Tumbler Ridge. Wind becoming north 30 km/h this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Chetwynd (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. MST
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 414 government surveys (1982–2018) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 25
- Prickly Sculpin 12
- Slimy Sculpin 8
- Longnose Dace 6
- Redside Shiner 2
Other
- Longnose Sucker 28
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.