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Sand Lake

54.9692° N, 128.97° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Sand Lake, British Columbia. 54.9692° N, 128.97° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/sand-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).

Sand Lake covers 1.81 km², making it larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km south of New Aiyansh.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.

Area
1.81 km²
larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.1 km
longer than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
219 m

Today on the water

8 °C

Light RainWind W 7 km/h

Observed at Terrace, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hN 10N 10N 10N 20N 20N 30N 30N 30
Gusts km/h404050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C7679121298
Precip. %800000000

Tonight: A few showers ending before morning then cloudy. Fog patches developing early this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Terrace (local forecast), as of 2:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:17 a.m.
Sunrise
7:54 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:27 p.m.
Moonrise
6:53 a.m.
Moonset
6:10 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

3 low risk

Terrace, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

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 19 government surveys (1959–1995) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout4 of 19Not recorded since 1972
  • Dolly Varden2 of 19Not recorded since 1972
  • Kokanee2 of 19
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 19
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Threespine Stickleback 3
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 2
  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.