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Comox Lake

49.6208° N, 125.1611° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Comox Lake, British Columbia. 49.6208° N, 125.1611° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/comox-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.

Comox Lake covers 21.1 km², making it larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 3 km west of Cumberland.

Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden.

Area
21.1 km²
larger than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
40.2 km
longer than 97% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
13
more than 97% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
137 m

Today on the water

16.5 °C

Mostly CloudyWind S 26 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest 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/hSE 30NW 20NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20
Gusts km/h505050505040
Waves (est.) m0.50.30.30.50.5
Temp. °C1211121415141311
Precip. %1001002020202000

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20. Low 11.

Weather: Courtenay (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Water level

Comox Lake near Courtenay: 131.45 m at 12:00 a.m. PDT: 85 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.

133.46131.45

Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days

Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 08HB082

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:00 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:32 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Comox Valley, as of 12:00 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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 50 government surveys (1921–2021) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout21 of 50Not recorded since 1975
  • Cutthroat Trout8 of 50Not recorded since 1975
  • Dolly Varden3 of 50Not recorded since 1993
  • Kokanee3 of 50Not recorded since 1993
  • Chum Salmon2 of 50Not recorded since 1975
  • Steelhead2 of 50Not recorded since 1993
  • Atlantic Salmon1 of 50Not recorded since 1921
  • Brook Trout1 of 50Not recorded since 1928
  • Chinook Salmon1 of 50Not recorded since 1951
  • Coastal Cutthroat Trout1 of 50Not recorded since 1951
  • Coho Salmon1 of 50Not recorded since 1993
Forage fish and other species (2)
  • Coastrange Sculpin 2
  • Threespine Stickleback 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Photos

Comox lake (21461179384)
Photo: terri_bateman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Comox lake (21462884083)
Photo: terri_bateman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Comox lake (21462884223)
Photo: terri_bateman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons