Bear Lake
48.815° N, 124.1289° W
Bear Lake, British Columbia. 48.815° N, 124.1289° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/bear-lake-near-nanaimo/, 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.
- 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 Lake covers 0.16 km², British Columbia. It lies 41 km southwest of Nanaimo.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: brown trout, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 166 m
Today on the water
14 °C
Observed at Duncan, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except southeast 40 gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Duncan, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1912–1990) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.