Doran Lake
49.3189° N, 125.2833° W
Doran Lake, British Columbia. 49.3189° N, 125.2833° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/doran-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).
- 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).
Doran Lake covers 0.67 km², British Columbia. It lies 36 km northwest of Port Alberni.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, steelhead and rainbow smelt.
- Area
- 0.67 km²
- Shoreline
- 4.7 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 677 m
Today on the water
12.6 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | var. 5 | NE 15 | calm | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 50 overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Port Alberni (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:42 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:33 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1978 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 19 government surveys (1960–2018) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Rainbow Smelt 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.