Owikeno Lake
51.6686° N, 126.8292° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Owikeno Lake, British Columbia. 51.6686° N, 126.8292° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/owikeno-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).
- 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).
Owikeno Lake covers 93.4 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 60 km southwest of Bella Coola.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and chum salmon.
- Area
- 93.4 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 150 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 7 m
Today on the water
9.8 °C
Observed at Bella Coola, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 7 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/h | var. 5 | calm | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Rain ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Bella Coola (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Water level
Owikeno Lake at Rivers Inlet: 2.65 m at 6:00 a.m. PDT: 30 cm above the median for this time of year, within the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08FA007
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:41 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:46 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:06 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 30 government surveys (1975–2001) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.