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Tzenzaicut Lake

52.6511° N, 122.8358° W

Tzenzaicut Lake, British Columbia. 52.6511° N, 122.8358° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Tzenzaicut Lake covers 8.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km northwest of ʔEsdilagh.

Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, longnose sucker and redside shiner.

Area
8.1 km²
Shoreline
17.6 km
Fish species
3
Elevation
1,139 m

Today on the water

9.8 °C

Light RainWind calm

Observed at Quesnel, as of 4:05 a.m. PDT

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/hN 15N 15NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20NE 20NE 20
Gusts km/h505050404040
Temp. °C86665544
Precip. %10010060606060600

Tonight: Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:25 a.m.
Moonset
5:49 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Quesnel, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 50 government surveys (1972–2009) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout48 of 50
Other species (2)
  • Longnose Sucker 1
  • Redside Shiner 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 access point.