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Blackwater Lake

50.17° N, 125.5903° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Blackwater Lake, British Columbia. 50.17° N, 125.5903° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/blackwater-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.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, 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).

Blackwater Lake covers 0.37 km², making it smaller than 55% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 26 km northwest of North Campbell River.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including coastal cutthroat trout, cutthroat trout and kokanee.

Area
0.37 km²
smaller than 55% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
6.3 km
longer than 69% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
192 m

Today on the water

12.6 °C

Mostly CloudyWind N 21 km/h

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

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time4 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/hNW 20NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h505050504040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C111214151413119
Precip. %100202020200010

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20. Low 11.

Weather: Campbell River (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:35 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:35 a.m.
Moonset
6:03 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 25 government surveys (2009–2021) that recorded them.

  • Coastal Cutthroat Trout4 of 25
  • Cutthroat Trout2 of 25
  • Kokanee2 of 25
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 25
Forage fish and other species (2)
  • Threespine Stickleback 9
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.