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Skidegate Lake

53.1033° N, 131.945° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Skidegate Lake, British Columbia. 53.1033° N, 131.945° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/skidegate-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).

Skidegate Lake covers 7.13 km², making it larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km south of Daajing Giids.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and sockeye salmon.

Area
7.13 km²
larger than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
24.7 km
longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
41 m

Today on the water

10.5 °C

Mainly ClearWind W 39 km/h

Observed at Sandspit, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.7 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 50NW 50NW 50NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 40
Gusts km/h7070706060606060
Waves (est.) m0.70.70.70.50.5
Temp. °C1010111213131010
Precip. %00000000

Tonight: Rain ending late this evening then partly cloudy. Wind becoming northwest 50 km/h gusting to 70 this evening. Temperature steady near 10.

Weather: Sandspit (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:29 a.m.
Sunrise
8:03 a.m.
Sunset
7:05 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:39 p.m.
Moonrise
7:04 a.m.
Moonset
6:25 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 16 government surveys (1984–1994) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout2 of 16
  • Dolly Varden2 of 16
  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 16
  • Chum Salmon1 of 16
  • Coho Salmon1 of 16
  • Steelhead1 of 16
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Prickly Sculpin 2
  • Threespine Stickleback 2
  • Coastrange Sculpin 1

Other

  • Pacific Lamprey 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.