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Map of McLeod Lake

McLeod Lake

54.9119° N, 122.9583° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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McLeod Lake, British Columbia. 54.9119° N, 122.9583° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mcleod-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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • 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).

McLeod Lake covers 25 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 39 km north of Bear Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and Dolly Varden.

Area
25 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
58.5 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
675 m

Today on the water

5 °C

Light RainWind NNW 8 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 8 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/hvar. 5var. 5var. 5N 30N 30N 30N 30N 10
Gusts km/h50505050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.5
Temp. °C54446653
Precip. %4040303030303020

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

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

Water level

Pack River at outlet of McLeod Lake: 0.52 m at 10:50 p.m. PDT Thursday: 26 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.

0.90.4

Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 07EE010

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:27 a.m.
Moonset
5:46 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 42 government surveys (1977–2013) that recorded them.

  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 42Not recorded since 1985
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 42
  • Dolly Varden1 of 42Not recorded since 1985
Forage fish and other species (9)

Forage fish

  • Prickly Sculpin 11
  • Redside Shiner 5
  • Peamouth Chub 4
  • Lake Chub 3
  • Brassy Minnow 2

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 6
  • Longnose Sucker 2
  • White Sucker 2
  • Largescale Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.