Great Central Lake (British Columbia): Depth Map & Fishing

Map of Great Central Lake — Great Central Lake
49.35° N, 125.25° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

Great Central Lake, British Columbia. 49.35° N, 125.25° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/great-central-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).
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.

Great Central Lake covers 52.9 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 3.6 km northwest of Kleecoot.

Government surveys have recorded 14 fish species here, including rainbow trout, steelhead and sockeye salmon.

Area: 52.9 km²; larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline: 84.7 km; longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species: 14; more than 98% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation: 85 m

Today on the water

15.1 °C

Wind E 5 km/h

Observed at Port Alberni, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
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	S 15	S 20	S 20	S 20	var. 5	NE 15	NE 15	calm
Gusts km/h		50	50	50
Waves (est.) m	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Temp. °C	11	11	12	14	16	15	13	9
Precip. %	80	80	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 12:00 a.m. PDT