Erickson Lake
53.5867° N, 122.9911° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Erickson Lake, British Columbia. 53.5867° N, 122.9911° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/erickson-lake-near-prince-george/, 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).
Erickson Lake covers 0.24 km², making it smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.5 km west of Baldy Hughes.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout and burbot.
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.2 km
- shorter than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 840 m
Today on the water
5.9 °C
Observed at Prince George, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 8 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/h | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Prince George (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:53 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:03 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:48 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Prince George, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1969 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1969–1970) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Brassy Minnow 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.