Puntchesakut Lake
52.9767° N, 122.9467° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Puntchesakut Lake, British Columbia. 52.9767° N, 122.9467° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/puntchesakut-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.
- 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Puntchesakut Lake covers 2.18 km², making it larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 22 km west of Bouchie Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 2.18 km²
- larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 7.5 km
- longer than 75% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 899 m
Today on the water
6.9 °C
Observed at Quesnel, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. Temperature steady near 7. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Quesnel (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:53 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:29 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:03 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:49 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Quesnel, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 33 government surveys (1941–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 3
Other
- Longnose Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.