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Map of Gotchen Lake

Gotchen Lake

52.1314° N, 120.6861° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Gotchen Lake, British Columbia. 52.1314° N, 120.6861° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/gotchen-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.

Gotchen Lake covers 1.28 km², making it larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 31 km northeast of Eagle Creek.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including kokanee and mountain whitefish.

Area
1.28 km²
larger than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.6 km
longer than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,031 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:17 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
5:41 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 (1980–1980) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee1 of 7
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 7
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 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 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.