Brewster Lake
50.0958° N, 125.5847° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Brewster Lake, British Columbia. 50.0958° N, 125.5847° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/brewster-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.
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Brewster Lake covers 5 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 22 km northwest of North Campbell River.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 5 km²
- larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 15.8 km
- longer than 89% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 192 m
Today on the water
12.2 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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 1:00 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
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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 53 government surveys (1978–2016) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 3
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
5 listed access points, 3 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.
Southeast shore
- Brewster Lake Recreation Site
- Brewster Point Recreation Site
Southwest end
- Apple Point Recreation Site
- Brewster Camp Recreation Site
- Camp 5 Recreation Site
Follow this lake
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