Bear Creek Reservoir
48.5042° N, 123.8953° W
Bear Creek Reservoir, British Columbia. 48.5042° N, 123.8953° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bear-creek-reservoir/, 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).
- 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).
Bear Creek Reservoir covers 0.86 km², British Columbia. It lies 30 km northwest of Langford.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and threespine stickleback.
- Area
- 0.86 km²
- Shoreline
- 7 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 416 m
Today on the water
14.3 °C
Observed at Malahat, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | SE 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning before morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this evening except west 50 near Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 before morning. Low 11.
Weather: Malahat (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:37 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
WestShore, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1984 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (1983–2010) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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