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Turnagain Lake

58.2781° N, 129.1689° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Turnagain Lake, British Columbia. 58.2781° N, 129.1689° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Turnagain Lake covers 1.8 km², making it larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 51 km southeast of Dease Lake.

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

Area
1.8 km²
larger than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
15.5 km
longer than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
1,067 m

Today on the water

0.9 °C

FogWind W 5 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5var. 5var. 5N 20N 20N 20NE 15NE 15
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C0-10352-1-3
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 3:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:19 a.m.
Sunrise
7:59 a.m.
Sunset
6:47 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:26 p.m.
Moonrise
6:57 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 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 5 government surveys (1980–1980) that recorded them.

  • Arctic Grayling1 of 5
  • Lake Trout1 of 5
  • Mountain Whitefish1 of 5
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 5
Other species (1)
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 7B – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.