Alto Lake

49.3267° N, 126.1578° W

Alto Lake, British Columbia. 49.3267° N, 126.1578° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/alto-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.
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).

Alto Lake covers 0.12 km², British Columbia. It lies 9.2 km northwest of Marktosis.

Area: 0.12 km²
Shoreline: 1.4 km
Elevation: 523 m

Today on the water

12.7 °C

Mainly SunnyWind WNW 22 km/h

Observed at Tofino, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time	4 a.m.	7 a.m.	10 a.m.	1 p.m.	4 p.m.	7 p.m.	10 p.m.	1 a.m.
Wind km/h	W 40	NW 40	NW 40	NW 40	NW 40	NW 30	NW 30	NW 20
Gusts km/h	60	60	60	60	60	50	50
Temp. °C	12	12	13	14	15	14	11	9
Precip. %	100	20	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.

Weather: Tofino (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn: 7:04 a.m.
Sunrise: 7:36 a.m.
Sunset: 6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk: 7:17 p.m.
Moonrise: 6:36 a.m.
Moonset: 6:06 p.m.
Moon: Waning crescent, 1% lit