Shawatlan Lake
54.3336° N, 130.2381° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Shawatlan Lake, British Columbia. 54.3336° N, 130.2381° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shawatlan-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.
- 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).
Shawatlan Lake covers 1.55 km², making it larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.7 km east of Prince Rupert.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including coho salmon, coastal cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 1.55 km²
- larger than 79% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.6 km
- longer than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 6 m
Today on the water
8.8 °C
Observed at Prince Rupert, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| 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 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| 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
- 7:22 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:58 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:56 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:32 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:58 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:16 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 28 government surveys (1987–2016) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
- Threespine Stickleback 3
- Coastrange Sculpin 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.