Tyhee Lake
54.7158° N, 127.0367° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Tyhee Lake, British Columbia. 54.7158° N, 127.0367° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/tyhee-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).
- 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).
Tyhee Lake covers 3.65 km², making it larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.2 km northeast of Telkwa.
Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and burbot.
- Area
- 3.65 km²
- larger than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 10.8 km
- longer than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 13
- more than 97% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 521 m
Today on the water
5.6 °C
Observed at Smithers, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | var. 5 | NW 15 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 20 |
Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:10 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:46 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:44 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Smithers, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 145 government surveys (1955–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (8)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 8
- Pygmy Whitefish 7
- Redside Shiner 5
- Prickly Sculpin 3
- Giant Pygmy Whitefish 2
- Northern Redbelly Dace 1
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 16
- Longnose Sucker 5
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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