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Map of Elizabeth Lake

Elizabeth Lake

51.7175° N, 127.7822° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Elizabeth Lake, British Columbia. 51.7175° N, 127.7822° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Elizabeth Lake covers 6.5 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 53 km south of Bella Bella.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including coho salmon, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden.

Area
6.5 km²
larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
27.5 km
longer than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
12 m

Today on the water

8.1 °C

CloudyWind calm

Observed at Bella Bella, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10NW 10NW 10NW 10
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.3
Temp. °C910101010988
Precip. %606060600000

Today: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except 60 gusting to 80 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 10. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Bella Bella (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:45 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:23 p.m.
Moonrise
6:45 a.m.
Moonset
6:10 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1980–1989) that recorded them.

  • Coho Salmon1 of 5
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 5
  • Dolly Varden1 of 5
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 5
  • Sockeye Salmon1 of 5

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.