Capilano Lake
49.3797° N, 123.1247° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Capilano Lake, British Columbia. 49.3797° N, 123.1247° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/capilano-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.
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Capilano Lake covers 2.42 km², making it larger than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Cleveland Park.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including coho salmon, coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead.
- Area
- 2.42 km²
- larger than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 10.6 km
- longer than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 151 m
Today on the water
12.5 °C
Observed at West Vancouver, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north 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 20 | S 30 | S 30 | W 15 | W 30 | W 30 | W 20 | W 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness late this evening then rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Low 12.
Weather: West Vancouver (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:52 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:24 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:05 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Metro Vancouver - NW, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 1,193 government surveys (1956–2018) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Prickly Sculpin 88
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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