Muncho Lake
58.9886° N, 125.7819° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Muncho Lake, British Columbia. 58.9886° N, 125.7819° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/muncho-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Muncho Lake covers 15.3 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 199 km southeast of Watson Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including lake trout, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 15.3 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 32.2 km
- longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 819 m
Today on the water
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL · issued 6:35 p.m. PDT Thursday
Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. When: This evening to Friday evening. Where: Stone Mountain Provincial Park, Tetsa River, Highway 97/Alaska Highway. Additional information: A Pacific front will spread rain to Muncho Lake - Stone Mountain Parks region starting this afternoon. As the airmass cools, rain will change to snow this evening and become heavy at times. Snow will taper off Friday evening. Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 10:35 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southwest 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 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 0 |
Tonight: Rain mixed with wet snow changing to snow near midnight. Snowfall amount 10 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 overnight.
Weather: Muncho Lake (local forecast), as of 12:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:06 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:46 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1973 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 20 government surveys (1972–1998) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Slimy Sculpin 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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