Boomerang Lake
49.1781° N, 124.1547° W
Boomerang Lake, British Columbia. 49.1781° N, 124.1547° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/boomerang-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.
- 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).
Boomerang Lake covers 0.12 km², British Columbia. It lies 16 km northwest of Nanaimo.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout.
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.4 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 373 m
Today on the water
10.5 °C
Observed at Nanaimo, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | SE 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 10 | W 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Nanaimo (local forecast), as of 12:01 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
2 low risk
Nanaimo / Parksville, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1977 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 75 government surveys (1934–2008) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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