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Long Lake

51.2342° N, 127.1464° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Long Lake, British Columbia. 51.2342° N, 127.1464° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/long-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.
  • 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).

Long Lake covers 21.3 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 39 km north of Hopetown.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and coho salmon.

Area
21.3 km²
larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
59.9 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
6 m

Today on the water

8.2 °C

Partly CloudyWind W 12 km/h

Observed at Port Hardy, as of 8:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 5NW 5NW 5var. 5
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.3
Temp. °C111111109877
Precip. %606060303030300

Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 8:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:42 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:21 p.m.
Moonrise
6:42 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 14 government surveys (1975–2007) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon5 of 14
  • Chinook Salmon2 of 14
  • Coho Salmon2 of 14Not recorded since 1980
  • Chum Salmon1 of 14Not recorded since 1980
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 14Not recorded since 1980
  • Dolly Varden1 of 14Not recorded since 1980
  • Pink Salmon1 of 14Not recorded since 1980

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.