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McLeese Lake

52.4089° N, 122.2967° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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McLeese Lake, British Columbia. 52.4089° N, 122.2967° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mcleese-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).

McLeese Lake covers 2.17 km², making it larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.2 km north of Soda Creek.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.

Area
2.17 km²
larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.3 km
longer than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
670 m

Today on the water

10.4 °C

CloudyWind ESE 12 km/h

Observed at Williams Lake, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hS 15S 15NW 20NW 20N 30N 30N 30N 15
Gusts km/h505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C88765432
Precip. %10010010010060606060

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:01 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Williams Lake, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 435 government surveys (1934–2026) that recorded them.

  • Kokanee206 of 435
  • Rainbow Trout198 of 435
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 435Not recorded since 1959
Forage fish and other species (7)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 5
  • Pygmy Whitefish 5
  • Redside Shiner 4
  • Giant Pygmy Whitefish 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 8
  • Largescale Sucker 3
  • Longnose Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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