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Map of Tsuniah Lake

Tsuniah Lake

51.5408° N, 124.095° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Tsuniah Lake, British Columbia. 51.5408° N, 124.095° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/tsuniah-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.
  • 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).

Tsuniah Lake covers 10.2 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 12 km north of Xeni.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including bull trout and rainbow trout.

Area
10.2 km²
larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
30.9 km
longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,221 m

Today on the water

9.5 °C

Wind WSW 5 km/h

Observed at Tatlayoko Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30N 20N 20N 20
Gusts km/h50505050404040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.30.3
Temp. °C65677521
Precip. %100100303030808080

Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Rain beginning this evening. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 5.

Weather: Tatlayoko Lake (local forecast), as of 4:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 17 government surveys (1971–2021) that recorded them.

  • Bull Trout13 of 17
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 17Not recorded since 1971
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Northern Redbelly Dace 1
  • Redside Shiner 1

Other

  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 5 – Cariboo. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.