Gataiga Lake
55.2297° N, 123.0575° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Gataiga Lake, British Columbia. 55.2297° N, 123.0575° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/gataiga-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.
- 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).
Gataiga Lake covers 0.48 km², making it larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km north of McLeod Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.48 km²
- larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.6 km
- longer than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 695 m
Today on the water
4.4 °C
Observed at Mackenzie, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 10 | N 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
Weather: Mackenzie (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:26 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:03 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:46 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1992 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1991–1991) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.