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Cowichan Lake

48.875° N, 124.26° W

Cowichan Lake, British Columbia. 48.875° N, 124.26° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/cowichan-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).

Cowichan Lake covers 62.2 km², British Columbia. It lies 14 km northwest of Lake Cowichan.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: lake lamprey and threespine stickleback.

Area
62.2 km²
Shoreline
99.3 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
168 m

Today on the water

15.9 °C

Wind S 6 km/h

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

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/hvar. 5SE 20SW 20SW 20NW 20NW 20W 10W 10
Gusts km/h4040404040
Temp. °C111112131515129
Precip. %2080802060606030

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 11.

Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:28 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:28 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Duncan, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Other species (2)
  • Lake Lamprey 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.

Getting on the water

5 listed access points, 2 of them boat launches. marks launches on the map.