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Map of Nechako Reservoir

Nechako Reservoir

53.7497° N, 126° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Nechako Reservoir, British Columbia. 53.7497° N, 126° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nechako-reservoir/, 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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • 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).

Nechako Reservoir covers 839 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 17 km southeast of Kemano.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and kokanee.

Area
839 km²
larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
1,430 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
850 m

Today on the water

4.7 °C

Wind WNW 5 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 10N 20N 20N 20NE 20NE 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.40.40.40.4
Temp. °C246652-2-4
Precip. %6060606060201010

Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. PDT

Water level

Nechako Reservoir at Skins Lake Spillway: 11.68 m at 6:00 a.m. PDT: 45 cm above the median for this time of year, above the normal range.

11.710.35

Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08JA023

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:05 a.m.
Sunrise
7:40 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:39 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 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.

Depth

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

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 74 government surveys (1950–2017) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout19 of 74
  • Mountain Whitefish10 of 74
  • Kokanee5 of 74
  • Burbot4 of 74
  • Dolly Varden1 of 74Not recorded since 1951
  • Lake Trout1 of 74Not recorded since 1950
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Prickly Sculpin 10

Other

  • Longnose Sucker 10
  • Northern Pikeminnow 5
  • Largescale Sucker 2
  • Bridgelip Sucker 1
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.

Northeast shore

Southeast end