Simpson Lake
59.2281° N, 133.5903° W
Simpson Lake, British Columbia. 59.2281° N, 133.5903° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/simpson-lake-near-atlin/, 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).
Simpson Lake covers 2.06 km², British Columbia. It lies 37 km southwest of Atlin.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: lake trout, longnose sucker and slimy sculpin.
- Area
- 2.06 km²
- Shoreline
- 8.8 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 878 m
Today on the water
0 °C
Observed at Atlin, as of 11:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | S 20 |
| Temp. °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of light snow near noon. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Atlin (local forecast), as of 11:04 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:18 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:03 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:44 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1985–1998) that recorded them.
Other species (2)
- Longnose Sucker 3
- Slimy Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.