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Johnston Lake

53.8756° N, 129.4597° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Johnston Lake, British Columbia. 53.8756° N, 129.4597° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/johnston-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).
  • 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).

Johnston Lake covers 1.85 km², making it larger than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 45 km south of Port Essington.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and chum salmon.

Area
1.85 km²
larger than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
8.2 km
longer than 77% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
21 m

Today on the water

9 °C

Wind S 2 km/h

Observed at Kitimat, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

Time3 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/hcalmcalmvar. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m<0.1<0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C7558111066
Precip. %6000060000

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
7:19 a.m.
Sunrise
7:54 a.m.
Sunset
6:54 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:29 p.m.
Moonrise
6:54 a.m.
Moonset
6:14 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Kitimat, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

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 6 government surveys (1976–1986) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 6
  • Chinook Salmon1 of 6
  • Chum Salmon1 of 6
  • Coho Salmon1 of 6
  • Pink Salmon1 of 6

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.