Skelton Lake
52.5642° N, 122.0883° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Skelton Lake, British Columbia. 52.5642° N, 122.0883° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/skelton-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).
- 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).
Skelton Lake covers 0.77 km², making it larger than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 21 km northeast of McLeese Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including burbot and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.77 km²
- larger than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 5.2 km
- longer than 63% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 759 m
Today on the water
10.1 °C
Observed at Williams Lake, as of 4:05 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 after midnight. Low 7.
Weather: Williams Lake (local forecast), as of 4:07 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:49 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:26 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:00 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:46 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Williams Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1973 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1973–1996) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.