Coquitlam Lake
49.4042° N, 122.7847° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Coquitlam Lake, British Columbia. 49.4042° N, 122.7847° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/coquitlam-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.
- 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).
Coquitlam Lake covers 12 km², making it larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 7.7 km northeast of Coquitlam.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including kokanee, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 12 km²
- larger than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 36.7 km
- longer than 96% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 147 m
Today on the water
12.7 °C
Observed at Pitt Meadows, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north 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 | SE 20 | S 30 | S 30 | W 15 | W 30 | W 30 | W 20 | W 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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 12:03 a.m. PDT
Water level
Coquitlam Lake: 45.64 m at 11:00 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 08MH149
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:51 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:52 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Metro Vancouver - NE, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 98 government surveys (1995–2015) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Peamouth Chub 8
- Redside Shiner 4
- Threespine Stickleback 3
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 23
- Largescale Sucker 9
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.