Torkelsen Lake
55.0919° N, 126.6931° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Torkelsen Lake, British Columbia. 55.0919° N, 126.6931° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/torkelsen-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.
- 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).
Torkelsen Lake covers 1.5 km², making it larger than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 24 km southwest of Fort Babine.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, burbot and lake whitefish.
- Area
- 1.5 km²
- larger than 78% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 6.8 km
- longer than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 838 m
Today on the water
6 °C
Observed at Smithers, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.
| Time | 3 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/h | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:45 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:18 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Smithers, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1995–1995) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
- White Sucker 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.
- Torkelson Lake Recreation Site
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