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Mokst Lake

52.3722° N, 127.7933° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Mokst Lake, British Columbia. 52.3722° N, 127.7933° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Mokst Lake covers 1.01 km², making it larger than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 5.4 km northwest of Ocean Falls.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.

Area
1.01 km²
larger than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
6.4 km
longer than 69% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
39 m

Today on the water

9.2 °C

Mainly ClearWind NW 13 km/h

Observed at Bella Bella, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10NW 10NW 10
Gusts km/h4040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C10101011131197
Precip. %6060606060000

Tonight: Rain. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 except 50 gusting to 70 over exposed coastal sections before morning. Low 10.

Weather: Bella Bella (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:46 a.m.
Sunset
6:49 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:23 p.m.
Moonrise
6:46 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1958–1993) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout2 of 8Not recorded since 1977
  • Dolly Varden1 of 8
  • Kokanee1 of 8
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Threespine Stickleback 1

Other

  • Western Brook Lamprey 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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