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Goat Lake

50.0489° N, 124.2625° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Goat Lake, British Columbia. 50.0489° N, 124.2625° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/goat-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.
  • 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).

Goat Lake covers 5.53 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 23 km east of Cranberry.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
5.53 km²
larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
21.9 km
longer than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
57 m

Today on the water

14.1 °C

Mostly CloudyWind ESE 16 km/h

Observed at Powell River, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Time1 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/hSE 30SE 30NW 15NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 20NW 20
Gusts km/h50505050504040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.20.3
Temp. °C121212131415139
Precip. %10010010020202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening then rain. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 12.

Weather: Powell River (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 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 10 government surveys (1927–1998) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout3 of 10
  • Kokanee2 of 10
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 10
  • Dolly Varden1 of 10
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.