Witney Lake
52.8542° N, 118.5558° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Witney Lake, British Columbia. 52.8542° N, 118.5558° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/witney-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).
Witney Lake covers 0.58 km², making it larger than 58% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 46 km east of Valemount.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, burbot and lake trout.
- Area
- 0.58 km²
- larger than 58% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 5.1 km
- longer than 62% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 1,105 m
Today on the water
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL · issued 3:48 a.m. PDT
Significant snowfall expected over West-Central Alberta today and Saturday. Rainfall will change over to snow through the day today as temperatures drop. Accumulating snow will be confined to higher elevations during the day today, but will become widespread by this evening. Snowfall amounts will be highly variable, ranging from about 7 cm to 25 cm. Communities in protected valleys and lower terrain, such as the townsites of Jasper, Grande Prairie, and Valleyview, will see snowfall totals at the lower end of this range. Areas of higher terrain and northeast facing slopes, such as Highway 40 between Grande Prairie and Hinton, will see snowfall amounts at the higher end of this range. Snowfall will taper off north to south Saturday and Saturday night. Travel will likely be challenging. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Local utility outages are possible. Allow extra time for travel. Take frequent breaks and avoid strain when clearing snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:48 p.m. PDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued 2:43 p.m. PDT Thursday
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel. Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday. Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain. Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 6:43 a.m. PDT
8.7 °C
Observed at Jasper, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 5 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/h | S 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 | NE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Today: Rain changing to wet snow this afternoon. Snow level 2100 metres lowering to valley bottom this afternoon. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm except snowfall amount 5 cm over higher terrain. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature falling to plus 2 this afternoon.
Weather: Jasper (local forecast), as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:35 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:09 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:46 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:07 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:31 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1982 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 19 government surveys (1935–1985) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Lake Chub 1
Other
- Longnose Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 7A – Omineca. Check seasons and limits before you fish.