Fourth Lake
49.0586° N, 124.42° W
Fourth Lake, British Columbia. 49.0586° N, 124.42° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/fourth-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).
Fourth Lake covers 2 km², British Columbia. It lies 29 km southwest of Parksville.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 2 km²
- Shoreline
- 8.8 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 328 m
Today on the water
12.5 °C
Observed at Qualicum Beach, as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h near midnight except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 11.
Weather: Qualicum Beach (local forecast), as of 8:02 p.m. PDT Thursday
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:29 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Nanaimo / Parksville, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 44 government surveys (1951–2006) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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