Jesse Lake
53.8719° N, 128.8772° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Jesse Lake, British Columbia. 53.8719° N, 128.8772° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/jesse-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).
- 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).
Jesse Lake covers 11.6 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 16 km west of Kitamaat Village.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and coho salmon.
- Area
- 11.6 km²
- larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 25.3 km
- longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 9 m
Today on the water
9 °C
Observed at Kitimat, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | calm | calm | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Waves (est.) m | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Showers. Fog patches developing late this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Kitimat (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:52 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:51 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:27 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Kitimat, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 11 government surveys (1992–2001) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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