Swan Lake
53.1667° N, 121.3° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Swan Lake, British Columbia. 53.1667° N, 121.3° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/swan-lake-near-wells/, 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.
Swan Lake covers 2.78 km², making it larger than 87% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 19 km east of Wells.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, kokanee and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 2.78 km²
- larger than 87% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 18.6 km
- longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 909 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:57 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:42 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1971 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 20 government surveys (1953–1970) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 2
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.