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Map of Pelican Lake

Pelican Lake

53.3278° N, 123.6578° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Pelican Lake, British Columbia. 53.3278° N, 123.6578° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Pelican Lake covers 3.84 km², making it larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 35 km north of Nazko.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout.

Area
3.84 km²
larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
11.1 km
longer than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
825 m

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:56 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:31 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:51 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1969–1970) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout3 of 12
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Redside Shiner 2

Other

  • Longnose Sucker 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Northern Mountain Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.