Shesta Lake
53.6308° N, 122.9961° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Shesta Lake, British Columbia. 53.6308° N, 122.9961° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shesta-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.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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).
Shesta Lake covers 0.54 km², making it larger than 56% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4.2 km northwest of Baldy Hughes.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout and Chinook salmon.
- Area
- 0.54 km²
- larger than 56% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 4 km
- longer than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 832 m
Today on the water
7 °C
Observed at Prince George, 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 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Prince George (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:53 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:03 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:48 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Prince George, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1990 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1969–1991) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Brassy Minnow 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Mountain Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points, one of them a boat launch. marks launches on the map.
Southeast shore
- Shesta Lake Recreation Site
Southwest end
- Shesta Picnic Site Recreation Site