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Map of Swinton Lake

Swinton Lake

58.5339° N, 129.8794° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Swinton Lake, British Columbia. 58.5339° N, 129.8794° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Swinton Lake covers 2.21 km², making it larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 12 km east of Dease Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including Arctic grayling, lake trout and mountain whitefish.

Area
2.21 km²
larger than 84% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
10.4 km
longer than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,035 m

Today on the water

1 °C

FogWind WSW 4 km/h

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

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

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/hvar. 5var. 5var. 5N 20N 20N 20NE 15NE 15
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C100243-1-3
Precip. %6060606010000

Tonight: Periods of rain ending after midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low minus 1.

Weather: Dease Lake (local forecast), as of 2:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:22 a.m.
Sunrise
8:02 a.m.
Sunset
6:49 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:29 p.m.
Moonrise
7:00 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1980–1980) that recorded them.

  • Arctic Grayling2 of 10
  • Lake Trout2 of 10
  • Mountain Whitefish2 of 10
Forage fish and other species (2)

Forage fish

  • Lake Chub 2

Other

  • Longnose Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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