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Nimpkish Lake

50.4003° N, 126.9758° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Nimpkish Lake, British Columbia. 50.4003° N, 126.9758° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nimpkish-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.
  • 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.

Nimpkish Lake covers 38 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Nimpkish.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and coho salmon.

Area
38 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
54.4 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
20 m

Today on the water

11.9 °C

Light RainWind W 8 km/h

Observed at Port Hardy, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5W 25NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20
Gusts km/h5050505050
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.40.4
Temp. °C11911111112109
Precip. %100100808060606060

Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind light except southeast 30 km/h over exposed coastal sections early this evening. Wind becoming west 30 km/h overnight. Low 9.

Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:08 a.m.
Sunrise
7:41 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:41 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 20 government surveys (1975–2022) that recorded them.

  • Sockeye Salmon3 of 20Not recorded since 2001
  • Chinook Salmon2 of 20Not recorded since 1998
  • Coho Salmon2 of 20Not recorded since 1998
  • Dolly Varden2 of 20Not recorded since 1976
  • Chum Salmon1 of 20Not recorded since 1998
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 20Not recorded since 1975
  • Kokanee1 of 20Not recorded since 1976
  • Pink Salmon1 of 20Not recorded since 1975
  • Steelhead1 of 20Not recorded since 1975
Forage fish and other species (3)
  • Threespine Stickleback 3
  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Slimy Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.