Tatuk Lake
53.5342° N, 124.2308° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Tatuk Lake, British Columbia. 53.5342° N, 124.2308° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/tatuk-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.
- 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).
Tatuk Lake covers 18.6 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 53 km south of Engen.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 18.6 km²
- larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 45.4 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
- 917 m
Today on the water
4.7 °C
Observed at Vanderhoof, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 5.
Weather: Vanderhoof (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 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 34 government surveys (1971–2001) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 2
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.