Muchalat Lake
49.8736° N, 126.1992° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Muchalat Lake, British Columbia. 49.8736° N, 126.1992° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/muchalat-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.
- 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).
Muchalat Lake covers 5.47 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 12 km north of Gold River.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 5.47 km²
- larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 16.2 km
- longer than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 205 m
Today on the water
14 °C
Observed at Estevan Point, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.6 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 1 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/h | W 40 | W 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 30 | NW 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.
Weather: Estevan Point (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:05 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:37 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:06 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1971 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 25 government surveys (1971–2021) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 6
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Muchalat Lake Recreation Site
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