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Fairfax Lake

52.7089° N, 131.9756° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Fairfax Lake, British Columbia. 52.7089° N, 131.9756° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/fairfax-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Fairfax Lake covers 0.4 km², making it smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km southwest of Sewell Inlet.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including coho salmon, sockeye salmon and steelhead.

Area
0.4 km²
smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
2.9 km
shorter than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
8 m

Today on the water

10.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WNW 35 km/h

Observed at Sandspit, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h5050505040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C9111314129910
Precip. %00000000

Today: Clearing. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 14. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Sandspit (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:29 a.m.
Sunrise
8:03 a.m.
Sunset
7:05 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:39 p.m.
Moonrise
7:04 a.m.
Moonset
6:25 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 10 government surveys (1979–1995) that recorded them.

  • Coho Salmon2 of 10
  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 10
  • Steelhead2 of 10
  • Dolly Varden1 of 10Not recorded since 1979
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Threespine Stickleback 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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