Purvis Lake
55.1908° N, 125.4017° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Purvis Lake, British Columbia. 55.1908° N, 125.4017° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/purvis-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.
Purvis Lake covers 2.93 km², making it larger than 87% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 13 km east of Leo Creek.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including lake whitefish, lake trout and burbot.
- Area
- 2.93 km²
- larger than 87% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 12.3 km
- longer than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 877 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:40 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:38 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:55 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1978 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 83 government surveys (1977–2008) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Pygmy Whitefish 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.