Donner Lake
49.7197° N, 125.9017° W
Donner Lake, British Columbia. 49.7197° N, 125.9017° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/donner-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).
Donner Lake covers 3.91 km², British Columbia. It lies 12 km southeast of Gold River.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: cutthroat trout, coastal cutthroat trout and cultus lake sculpin.
- Area
- 3.91 km²
- Shoreline
- 14.5 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 570 m
Today on the water
12.1 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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: Campbell River (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:44 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:05 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1990 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1988–2021) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Cultus Lake Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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