François Lake
54.0417° N, 125.7667° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)François Lake, British Columbia. 54.0417° N, 125.7667° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/francois-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.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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.
François Lake covers 253 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Southbank.
Government surveys have recorded 16 fish species here, including bull trout, rainbow trout and lake trout.
- Area
- 253 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 252 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 16
- more than 98% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 714 m
Today on the water
5.2 °C
Observed at Burns Lake, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 6 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/h | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 10 |
Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:04 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:40 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:38 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 154 government surveys (1950–2012) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (7)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 41
- Redside Shiner 18
- Longnose Dace 16
- Spoonhead Sculpin 1
Other
- White Sucker 18
- Northern Pikeminnow 5
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
7 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.
Northeast shore
- Government Point Recreation Site
- Indian Bay Recreation Site
- McClure Pit Recreation Site
Northwest end
- Colleymount Recreation Site
- Francois West Recreation Site
- Noralee East Recreation Site
- Noralee West Recreation Site
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