Kluskus Lakes
53.0847° N, 124.4847° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Kluskus Lakes, British Columbia. 53.0847° N, 124.4847° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kluskus-lakes/, 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).
Kluskus Lakes covers 1.64 km², making it larger than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 55 km northwest of Nazko.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 1.64 km²
- larger than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 9.5 km
- longer than 80% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 957 m
Today on the water
5 °C
Observed at Puntzi Mountain, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Today: Rain ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Puntzi Mountain (local forecast), as of 6:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:55 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1984 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1979–1979) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.