Motase Lake
56.0331° N, 127.0472° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Motase Lake, British Columbia. 56.0331° N, 127.0472° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/motase-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.
Motase Lake covers 4.07 km², making it larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 20 km southwest of Bear Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including Dolly Varden, mountain whitefish and sockeye salmon.
- Area
- 4.07 km²
- larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 18.4 km
- longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 983 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:10 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:47 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:46 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1976 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1975–1975) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Pygmy Whitefish 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.