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Sinkut Lake

53.9083° N, 123.9842° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Sinkut Lake, British Columbia. 53.9083° N, 123.9842° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/sinkut-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.
  • 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).

Sinkut Lake covers 3.5 km², making it larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 22 km southeast of Engen.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout.

Area
3.5 km²
larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.2 km
longer than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
721 m

Today on the water

4.7 °C

Wind WNW 9 km/h

Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hSW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30N 30N 30N 30N 30
Gusts km/h4050505050505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.40.40.40.2
Temp. °C65555431
Precip. %10010010010030302020

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: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:32 a.m.
Sunset
6:32 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:07 p.m.
Moonrise
6:31 a.m.
Moonset
5:52 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1961–1961) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout1 of 7
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.