Uncha Lake
53.9147° N, 125.6053° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Uncha Lake, British Columbia. 53.9147° N, 125.6053° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/uncha-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).
Uncha Lake covers 13.6 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 10 km south of Southbank.
Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including burbot, kokanee and lake trout.
- Area
- 13.6 km²
- larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 39.3 km
- longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 13
- more than 97% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 768 m
Today on the water
4.7 °C
Observed at Burns Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 10 | N 20 | N 20 | N 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -4 |
| Precip. % | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:04 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:38 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1976 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1975–1975) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (7)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 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.
- Uncha Lake Recreation Site