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Plate Lake

59.9° N, 130.7203° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Plate Lake, British Columbia. 59.9° N, 130.7203° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/plate-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).

Plate Lake covers 1.6 km², making it larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km southeast of Swift River.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including Arctic grayling, burbot and lake trout.

Area
1.6 km²
larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
7.3 km
longer than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,123 m

Today on the water

2.3 °C

Mostly CloudyWind N 2 km/h

Observed at Rancheria, as of 11:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northeast: the northeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southwest shore.

Time12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.
Wind km/hNE 20NE 20NE 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5calm
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C11-1-2-4-5-6-6
Precip. %800000000

Today: Flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High plus 1.

Weather: Rancheria (local forecast), as of 11:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:26 a.m.
Sunrise
8:08 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:32 p.m.
Moonrise
7:05 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 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 5 government surveys (1996–1996) that recorded them.

  • Arctic Grayling1 of 5
  • Burbot1 of 5
  • Lake Trout1 of 5
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 5
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Slimy Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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