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Clayoquot Lake

49.195° N, 125.5189° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Clayoquot Lake, British Columbia. 49.195° N, 125.5189° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Clayoquot Lake covers 0.48 km², making it larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 28 km southeast of Opitsat.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including coho salmon, cutthroat trout and sockeye salmon.

Area
0.48 km²
larger than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.6 km
longer than 57% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
33 m

Today on the water

14.3 °C

Mainly SunnyWind SW 14 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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/hW 40W 40NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 30NW 30
Gusts km/h6060606060605050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C1312121314151411
Precip. %1001002000000

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.

Weather: Ucluelet (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:34 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:34 a.m.
Moonset
6:04 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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 21 government surveys (1992–1999) that recorded them.

  • Coho Salmon3 of 21
  • Cutthroat Trout3 of 21
  • Sockeye Salmon3 of 21
  • Chinook Salmon2 of 21
  • Dolly Varden2 of 21
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 21
  • Pink Salmon1 of 21
  • Steelhead1 of 21
Forage fish and other species (4)
  • Cultus Lake Sculpin 1
  • Peamouth Chub 1
  • Prickly Sculpin 1
  • Threespine Stickleback 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.