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Map of Kitwancool Lake

Kitwancool Lake

55.3617° N, 128.1219° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Kitwancool Lake, British Columbia. 55.3617° N, 128.1219° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kitwancool-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.
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Kitwancool Lake covers 7.78 km², making it larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 25 km northwest of Kispiox.

Government surveys have recorded 20 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, cutthroat trout and mountain whitefish.

Area
7.78 km²
larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
25.5 km
longer than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
20
more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
379 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:14 a.m.
Sunrise
7:51 a.m.
Sunset
6:47 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:23 p.m.
Moonrise
6:50 a.m.
Moonset
6:06 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 86 government surveys (1946–2001) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon7 of 86
  • Cutthroat Trout6 of 86
  • Mountain Whitefish6 of 86
  • Coho Salmon5 of 86
  • Dolly Varden5 of 86
  • Pink Salmon5 of 86
  • Steelhead5 of 86
  • Chinook Salmon4 of 86
  • Rainbow Trout4 of 86
  • Chum Salmon3 of 86
  • Kokanee2 of 86Not recorded since 1974
Forage fish and other species (9)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 6
  • Redside Shiner 4
  • Prickly Sculpin 3
  • Threespine Stickleback 2
  • Pygmy Whitefish 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 6
  • Largescale Sucker 3
  • Longnose Sucker 3
  • White Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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