Hay Lake
53.3567° N, 122.0839° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Hay Lake, British Columbia. 53.3567° N, 122.0839° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/hay-lake-near-dunkley/, 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Hay Lake covers 0.45 km², making it larger than 51% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km east of Dunkley.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.45 km²
- larger than 51% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.8 km
- shorter than 66% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 938 m
Today on the water
6.9 °C
Observed at Quesnel, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. Temperature steady near 7. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Quesnel (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:49 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:24 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:25 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:00 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Quesnel, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1961–1961) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.