Chilliwack Lake
49.0569° N, 121.4139° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Chilliwack Lake, British Columbia. 49.0569° N, 121.4139° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/chilliwack-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.
Chilliwack Lake covers 11.8 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 23 km southeast of Bridal Falls.
Government surveys have recorded 18 fish species here, including kokanee, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 21.2 km
- longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 18
- more than 99% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 619 m
Today on the water
12.5 °C
Observed at Agassiz, 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 | 0.4 | 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: Agassiz (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Water level
Chilliwack River at outlet of Chilliwack Lake: 0.52 m at 10:20 p.m. PDT Thursday: 13 cm below the median for this time of year, within the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08MH016
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:45 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:16 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 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 54 government surveys (1949–2001) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 1
- Redside Shiner 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 1
- Longnose Sucker 1
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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