Shelford Lake
53.8867° N, 126.8822° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Shelford Lake, British Columbia. 53.8867° N, 126.8822° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shelford-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.
Shelford Lake covers 1.07 km², making it larger than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 61 km southwest of Barrett Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including mountain whitefish and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 1.07 km²
- larger than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.4 km
- longer than 70% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 970 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:09 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:44 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1977 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1976–1976) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- 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.