Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve
55.1259° N, 126.6617° W
Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve, British Columbia. 55.1259° N, 126.6617° W
Ecological reserve, 1.58 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/torkelsen-lake-ecological-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- 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).
Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve is a 1.58 km² ecological reserve 20 km southwest of Fort Babine, in British Columbia. It was established in 1975.
- Area
- 1.58 km²
- Established
- 1975
Conditions today
5.6 °C
Observed at Smithers, as of 10:00 a.m. PDT
Today: Rain ending early this morning then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind north 20 km/h. High 8. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Smithers (local forecast), as of 10:09 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:45 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Smithers, as of 9:00 a.m. PDT
Official record
- Designation
- Ecological reserve
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca