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Great Beaver Lake

54.4403° N, 123.7417° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Great Beaver Lake, British Columbia. 54.4403° N, 123.7417° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/great-beaver-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).

Great Beaver Lake covers 37.7 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 48 km northeast of Braeside.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including Dolly Varden, kokanee and lake whitefish.

Area
37.7 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
88.7 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
771 m

Today on the water

4 °C

Wind WNW 16 km/h

Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30N 30N 30N 30N 30
Gusts km/h5050505050505050
Waves (est.) m0.50.50.50.5
Temp. °C55554321
Precip. %10010010010030202020

Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.

Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:56 a.m.
Sunrise
7:32 a.m.
Sunset
6:30 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
5:50 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 26 government surveys (1976–1976) that recorded them.

  • Dolly Varden2 of 26
  • Kokanee2 of 26
  • Lake Whitefish2 of 26
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 26
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 26
Forage fish and other species (7)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Prickly Sculpin 2
  • Redside Shiner 2

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 2
  • Longnose Sucker 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • White Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.