Stuart Lake
54.5708° N, 124.6167° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Stuart Lake, British Columbia. 54.5708° N, 124.6167° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/stuart-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.
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Stuart Lake covers 358 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Sunnyside.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, kokanee and burbot.
- Area
- 358 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 260 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 678 m
Today on the water
8.9 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.7 m.
| Time | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 15 | S 15 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 6.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 11:00 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:34 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 15 government surveys (1950–2017) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points, one of them a boat launch. marks launches on the map.
Northeast shore
- Whitefish Bay Recreation Site
Southeast end
- Battleship Bay Recreation Site
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