BorealBoundFrançais
Map of McNeil Lake

McNeil Lake

52.0753° N, 120.6289° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

Download the map (SVG)

McNeil Lake, British Columbia. 52.0753° N, 120.6289° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

McNeil Lake covers 2.49 km², making it larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 27 km northeast of Eagle Creek.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including burbot, kokanee and lake trout.

Area
2.49 km²
larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
12.6 km
longer than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,070 m

Today on the water

8.3 °C

Wind NNW 2 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast 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 10SW 20SW 20SW 20SW 20N 30N 30var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C1210101010985
Precip. %2090909090303030

Tonight: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h overnight. Low 9.

Weather: Clearwater (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:17 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:54 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 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 10 government surveys (1980–1980) that recorded them.

  • Burbot1 of 10
  • Kokanee1 of 10
  • Lake Trout1 of 10
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 10
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 10
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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