Simpson Lake
53.615° N, 129.5586° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Simpson Lake, British Columbia. 53.615° N, 129.5586° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/simpson-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.
Simpson Lake covers 8.86 km², making it larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 27 km north of Hartley Bay.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.
- Area
- 8.86 km²
- larger than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 28.5 km
- longer than 95% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 21 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:19 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:54 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:54 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:29 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:54 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:14 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1959–2001) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.