Ptarmigan Lake
54.0567° N, 130.0356° W
Ptarmigan Lake, British Columbia. 54.0567° N, 130.0356° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/ptarmigan-lake-near-port-essington/, 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.
- 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).
Ptarmigan Lake covers 0.16 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km southwest of Port Essington.
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.6 km
- Elevation
- 640 m
Today on the water
8.8 °C
Observed at Prince Rupert, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| 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 | NW 20 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h except 40 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Wind becoming light this morning. High 12. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Prince Rupert (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:57 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:56 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:31 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:56 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:16 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit