Map of Pyper Lake

Pyper Lake

52.0431° N, 124.1772° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Pyper Lake covers 1.76 km², making it larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 9.6 km west of Chilanko Forks.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and mountain whitefish.

Area
1.76 km²
larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
8.4 km
longer than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
945 m

Today on the water

7.4 °C

Wind SSW 3 km/h

Observed at Tatlayoko Lake, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 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/hW 30W 30W 30W 30N 20N 20N 20N 20
Gusts km/h5050505040404040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.30.2
Temp. °C56676311
Precip. %1001003030100100100100

Today: Rain ending early this afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Tatlayoko Lake (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 24 government surveys (1965–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout16 of 24Not recorded since 2007
  • Kokanee2 of 24
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 24Not recorded since 1970
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.

  • PYPER LAKE / Dandzen Ch'ighats'enelhtash Recreation SiteNortheast end, 10 km from Chilanko Forks