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McDonell Lake

54.7806° N, 127.5986° W

McDonell Lake, British Columbia. 54.7806° N, 127.5986° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mcdonell-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.
  • 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).

McDonell Lake covers 2.25 km², British Columbia. It lies 27 km northwest of Smithers.

Area
2.25 km²
Shoreline
11.4 km
Elevation
824 m

Today on the water

6 °C

CloudyWind N 17 km/h

Observed at Smithers, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the north: the north shore is the sheltered side.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 10NW 10N 20N 20N 20var. 5NW 15NW 15
Temp. °C44578765
Precip. %404040606030200

Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.

Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:48 a.m.
Sunset
6:45 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:21 p.m.
Moonrise
6:47 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Smithers, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT