Chehalis Lake
49.4428° N, 122.0192° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Chehalis Lake, British Columbia. 49.4428° N, 122.0192° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chehalis-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).
Chehalis Lake covers 6.27 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km north of Harrison Mills.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, coho salmon and mountain whitefish.
- Area
- 6.27 km²
- larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 19.7 km
- longer than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 224 m
Today on the water
12.5 °C
Observed at Chilliwack, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.6 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 1 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/h | var. 5 | SW 30 | SW 40 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Low 11.
Weather: Chilliwack (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:48 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:29 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:01 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:49 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Eastern Fraser Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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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 27 government surveys (1970–2001) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.
Southwest end
- Chehalis Lake South Recreation Site
Northwest shore
- Skwellepil Creek Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.