War Lake
54.8536° N, 123.2856° W
War Lake, British Columbia. 54.8536° N, 123.2856° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/war-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).
War Lake covers 1.42 km², British Columbia. It lies 21 km west of McLeod Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, northern pikeminnow and peamouth chub.
- Area
- 1.42 km²
- Shoreline
- 9.3 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 841 m
Today on the water
4.6 °C
Observed at Mackenzie, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 30 | N 10 | N 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
Tonight: Rain ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
Weather: Mackenzie (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:29 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1970 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1970–1970) that recorded them.
Other species (2)
- Northern Pikeminnow 2
- Peamouth Chub 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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