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Map of Gates Lake

Gates Lake

54.6653° N, 123.4967° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Gates Lake, British Columbia. 54.6653° N, 123.4967° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/gates-lake-near-mcleod-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.
  • 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.

Gates Lake covers 0.49 km², making it larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 45 km southwest of McLeod Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout.

Area
0.49 km²
larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
5.5 km
longer than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
874 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:05 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:48 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1976–1976) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout1 of 7
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose 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.

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.