Buttle Lake
49.7° N, 125.55° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Buttle Lake, British Columbia. 49.7° N, 125.55° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/buttle-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Buttle Lake covers 67.7 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 24 km west of Campbell River.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 67.7 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 159 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 222 m
Today on the water
11.6 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m.
| Time | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 15 | SE 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 |
| Gusts | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 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 10:01 p.m. PDT
Water level
Buttle Lake above Upper Campbell Lake: 214.71 m at 8:45 p.m. PDT: 128 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08HD033
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:49 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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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 254 government surveys (1951–2021) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
- Threespine Stickleback 15
- Prickly Sculpin 3
- Rainbow Smelt 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.