Prairie Lake
58.9925° N, 131.6342° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Prairie Lake, British Columbia. 58.9925° N, 131.6342° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/prairie-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.
- Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Prairie Lake covers 5.18 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 112 km southwest of Swift River.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including Arctic grayling, lake trout and lake whitefish.
- Area
- 5.18 km²
- larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 12.5 km
- longer than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 893 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:10 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:55 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:36 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:08 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:14 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1986–2001) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.