Euchiniko Lakes
53.1253° N, 124.4144° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Euchiniko Lakes, British Columbia. 53.1253° N, 124.4144° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/euchiniko-lakes/, 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).
Euchiniko Lakes covers 5.79 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 45 km northwest of Nazko.
Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including burbot, kokanee and lake whitefish.
- Area
- 5.79 km²
- larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 45.1 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 12
- more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 945 m
Today on the water
5 °C
Observed at Puntzi Mountain, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Today: Rain ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Puntzi Mountain (local forecast), as of 6:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 21 government surveys (1979–1979) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 2
- Redside Shiner 2
Other
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Longnose Sucker 2
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.