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Map of Nilkitkwa Lake

Nilkitkwa Lake

55.3658° N, 126.6603° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Nilkitkwa Lake, British Columbia. 55.3658° N, 126.6603° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Nilkitkwa Lake covers 4.58 km², making it larger than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 2.3 km north of Fort Babine.

Government surveys have recorded 15 fish species here, including Chinook salmon, coho salmon and Dolly Varden.

Area
4.58 km²
larger than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
21.8 km
longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
15
more than 98% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
708 m

Today on the water

Water level

Babine River at outlet of Nilkitkwa Lake: 0.25 m at 11:55 p.m. PDT Thursday: 8 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.

0.460.24

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

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08EC013

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:08 a.m.
Sunrise
7:45 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:17 p.m.
Moonrise
6:43 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 28 government surveys (1965–1995) that recorded them.

  • Chinook Salmon2 of 28Not recorded since 1968
  • Coho Salmon2 of 28Not recorded since 1968
  • Cutthroat Trout2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Dolly Varden2 of 28Not recorded since 1968
  • Lake Trout2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Lake Whitefish2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Pink Salmon2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 28Not recorded since 1968
  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 28Not recorded since 1968
  • Steelhead2 of 28Not recorded since 1965
  • Kokanee1 of 28
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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