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Map of Merton Lake

Merton Lake

54.5144° N, 122.9889° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Merton Lake, British Columbia. 54.5144° N, 122.9889° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/merton-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.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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.

Merton Lake covers 4.01 km², making it larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 19 km northwest of Bear Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including burbot, Dolly Varden and mountain whitefish.

Area
4.01 km²
larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
17.3 km
longer than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
811 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:27 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:27 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1969–1969) that recorded them.

  • Burbot1 of 8
  • Dolly Varden1 of 8
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 8
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 8
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1

Other

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

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.