Taseko Lakes
51.2525° N, 123.5906° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Taseko Lakes, British Columbia. 51.2525° N, 123.5906° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/taseko-lakes/, 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.
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Taseko Lakes covers 21.3 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 24 km southeast of Xeni.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including sockeye salmon, bull trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 21.3 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 38.3 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,323 m
Today on the water
Water level
Taseko River at outlet of Taseko Lakes: 1.62 m at 2:45 a.m. PDT: 4 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08MA003
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:06 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1972–2001) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.