Lava Lake
55.0461° N, 128.9956° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Lava Lake, British Columbia. 55.0461° N, 128.9956° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/lava-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Lava Lake covers 5.4 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 14 km south of New Aiyansh.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 31 km
- longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 215 m
Today on the water
7.5 °C
Observed at Terrace, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 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 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:54 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:27 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:53 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:10 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Terrace, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
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 22 government surveys (1972–1994) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 2
- Prickly Sculpin 2
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.