Big Crater Lake
50.1764° N, 124.1625° W
Big Crater Lake, British Columbia. 50.1764° N, 124.1625° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/big-crater-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).
Big Crater Lake covers 0.2 km², British Columbia. It lies 46 km northeast of Powell River.
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Elevation
- 1,285 m
Today on the water
10.8 °C
Observed at Powell River, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Powell River (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:37 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:29 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit