Fairy Lake
48.585° N, 124.3461° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Fairy Lake, British Columbia. 48.585° N, 124.3461° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/fairy-lake-near-port-renfrew/, 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Fairy Lake covers 0.32 km², making it smaller than 60% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 6.1 km east of Port Renfrew.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, steelhead and coho salmon.
- Area
- 0.32 km²
- smaller than 60% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 3 km
- shorter than 62% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 4 m
Today on the water
14 °C
Observed at Duncan, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except southeast 40 gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Duncan, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1982 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 9 government surveys (1961–1981) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (1)
- Threespine Stickleback 1
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
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Fairy Lake Recreation Site
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