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Map of Heather Lake

Heather Lake

55.4933° N, 123.2572° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Heather Lake, British Columbia. 55.4933° N, 123.2572° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/heather-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).

Heather Lake covers 1.21 km², making it larger than 74% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 40 km northwest of Azu Ski Village.

Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and bull trout.

Area
1.21 km²
larger than 74% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.3 km
longer than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
11
more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
690 m

Today on the water

4.3 °C

Light RainWind NNW 13 km/h

Observed at Mackenzie, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5N 30N 30N 30N 30N 10N 10N 10
Gusts km/h50505050
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.30.30.3
Temp. °C44476422
Precip. %4030303030301010

Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.

Weather: Mackenzie (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:04 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:46 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 36 government surveys (1970–1999) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout16 of 36
  • Mountain Whitefish4 of 36
  • Bull Trout1 of 36
  • Lake Trout1 of 36
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 36
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Redside Shiner 1
  • Slimy Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 3
  • Largescale Sucker 2
  • Longnose Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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