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Deserted Lake

49.7622° N, 126.5031° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Deserted Lake, British Columbia. 49.7622° N, 126.5031° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

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

Deserted Lake covers 0.4 km², making it smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 20 km south of Tahsis.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, sockeye salmon and chum salmon.

Area
0.4 km²
smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.1 km
longer than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
6
more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
12 m

Today on the water

12.7 °C

Wind 37 km/h

Observed at Estevan Point, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hW 40NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 40NW 30NW 30NW 20
Gusts km/h60606060605050
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.30.3
Temp. °C131212131414129
Precip. %10020000000

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: Estevan Point (local forecast), as of 2:05 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:06 a.m.
Sunrise
7:38 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:19 p.m.
Moonrise
6:38 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1979–1993) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout3 of 12
  • Chum Salmon2 of 12Not recorded since 1979
  • Coho Salmon2 of 12
  • Sockeye Salmon2 of 12
  • Chinook Salmon1 of 12
  • Pink Salmon1 of 12

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