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Catbird Slough

49.3417° N, 122.6222° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Catbird Slough, British Columbia. 49.3417° N, 122.6222° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/catbird-slough/, 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).

Catbird Slough covers 0.28 km², making it smaller than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 7 km north of Silver Valley.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including black crappie, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed.

Area
0.28 km²
smaller than 65% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
11.7 km
longer than 85% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
2 m

Today on the water

13.9 °C

Wind E 6 km/h

Observed at Pitt Meadows, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hS 30S 30W 15W 30W 30W 20W 20W 10
Gusts km/h50505050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C121314151514119
Precip. %8080303030303020

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: Pitt Meadows (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:22 a.m.
Sunset
6:31 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
5:52 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Metro Vancouver - NE, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT

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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 13 government surveys (2013–2013) that recorded them.

  • Black Crappie2 of 13
  • Largemouth Bass2 of 13
  • Pumpkinseed2 of 13
  • Coho Salmon1 of 13
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Threespine Stickleback 1

Other

  • Brown Bullhead 2
  • Northern Pikeminnow 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.