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Keynton Lake

55.2094° N, 127.7708° W

Keynton Lake, British Columbia. 55.2094° N, 127.7708° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Keynton Lake covers 0.55 km², British Columbia. It lies 7.9 km west of Hazelton.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: cutthroat trout, largescale sucker and redside shiner.

Area
0.55 km²
Shoreline
4.4 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
379 m

Today on the water

5.6 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NNE 17 km/h

Observed at Smithers, as of 10:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the north: the north shore is the sheltered side.

Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hN 20N 20var. 5NW 15NW 15NW 15NW 15calm
Temp. °C6786630-3
Precip. %303030300000

Today: Rain ending early this morning then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind north 20 km/h. High 8. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 10:09 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:13 a.m.
Sunrise
7:49 a.m.
Sunset
6:45 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:22 p.m.
Moonrise
6:48 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Smithers, as of 10:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (1974–1974) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 3
Other species (2)
  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.