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Map of Campbell Lake

Campbell Lake

50.025° N, 125.4653° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Campbell Lake, British Columbia. 50.025° N, 125.4653° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/campbell-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).
  • 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).

Campbell Lake covers 24.3 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 8.3 km northwest of Campbell River.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rainbow trout, steelhead and cutthroat trout.

Area
24.3 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
67.9 km
longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
8
more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
190 m

Today on the water

12.1 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 5 km/h

Observed at Campbell River, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Time1 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/hSE 30NW 20NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20
Gusts km/h505050505040
Waves (est.) m0.50.30.30.5
Temp. °C1211121415141311
Precip. %1001002020202000

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 12:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:34 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:34 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Comox Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 74 government surveys (1924–2021) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout24 of 74
  • Steelhead13 of 74Not recorded since 2003
  • Cutthroat Trout12 of 74
  • Dolly Varden6 of 74
  • Arctic Grayling1 of 74Not recorded since 2001
Forage fish and other species (3)
  • Threespine Stickleback 5
  • Prickly Sculpin 4
  • Coastrange Sculpin 2

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

11 listed access points, 6 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.

North shore

East shore

South shore

Northwest shore