Benson Lake
50.3903° N, 127.2447° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Benson Lake, British Columbia. 50.3903° N, 127.2447° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/benson-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).
Benson Lake covers 0.77 km², making it larger than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 17 km southeast of Port Alice.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and coho salmon.
- Area
- 0.77 km²
- larger than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 5 km
- longer than 62% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 105 m
Today on the water
10.1 °C
Observed at Port Hardy, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| 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 | W 25 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind light except southeast 30 km/h over exposed coastal sections early this evening. Wind becoming west 30 km/h overnight. Low 9.
Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:09 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:42 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:49 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:21 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:42 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1963–1995) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Prickly Sculpin 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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