Kitsumkalum Lake
54.7658° N, 128.7889° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Kitsumkalum Lake, British Columbia. 54.7658° N, 128.7889° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kitsumkalum-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).
Kitsumkalum Lake covers 19 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 25 km north of Terrace.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and coho salmon.
- Area
- 19 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 27 km
- longer than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 142 m
Today on the water
7.7 °C
Observed at Terrace, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: A few showers ending before morning then cloudy. Fog patches developing early this evening. Low 6.
Weather: Terrace (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:53 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:26 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:52 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:10 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
4 moderate risk
Terrace, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1973 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 25 government surveys (1940–2001) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Prickly Sculpin 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
2 listed access points, one of them a boat launch. marks launches on the map.
Southeast shore
- Kalum Lake Boat Launch Recreation Site
Southwest end
- Hart Farm Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.