Huaskin Lake
50.9847° N, 126.8792° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Huaskin Lake, British Columbia. 50.9847° N, 126.8792° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/huaskin-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.
- 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).
Huaskin Lake covers 21.5 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.9 km north of Hopetown.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and Chinook salmon.
- Area
- 21.5 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 83.8 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 49 m
Today on the water
9.4 °C
Observed at Port Hardy, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 7 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/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:41 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:47 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:20 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:07 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1992 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1988–1991) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed access point.
- Turnbull Cove Recreation Site