Spence Lake
53.9739° N, 131.7825° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Spence Lake, British Columbia. 53.9739° N, 131.7825° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/spence-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.
- 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).
Spence Lake covers 1.05 km², making it larger than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 23 km southeast of Masset.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including coho salmon and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 1.05 km²
- larger than 72% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 4.4 km
- longer than 55% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 21 m
Today on the water
9.6 °C
Observed at Masset, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 50 | NW 50 | NW 50 | NW 50 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 |
| Gusts km/h | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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: Masset (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:04 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:03 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:38 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:04 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:23 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1992–1992) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Other
- Western Brook Lamprey 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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