MacDonald Lake
54.0114° N, 126.3294° W
MacDonald Lake, British Columbia. 54.0114° N, 126.3294° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/macdonald-lake-near-burns-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).
MacDonald Lake covers 0.47 km², British Columbia. It lies 44 km west of Burns Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: redside shiner.
- Area
- 0.47 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.4 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 749 m
Today on the water
4.7 °C
Observed at Burns Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -4 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:06 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:42 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Other species (1)
- Redside Shiner 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.