Sunset Lake
54.4931° N, 126.3639° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Sunset Lake, British Columbia. 54.4931° N, 126.3639° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/sunset-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.
- 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.
- 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).
Sunset Lake covers 1.31 km², making it larger than 76% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 2.8 km southwest of Wiley.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including burbot, lake whitefish and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 1.31 km²
- larger than 76% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.6 km
- longer than 70% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 91% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 744 m
Today on the water
6.9 °C
Observed at Burns Lake, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 10 | NW 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
Tonight: Periods of rain. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low plus 1.
Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:07 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:43 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Smithers, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1969 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1968–1993) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Peamouth Chub 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Sunset Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.