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Map of Hayward Lake

Hayward Lake

49.2061° N, 122.38° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Hayward Lake, British Columbia. 49.2061° N, 122.38° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/hayward-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.
  • Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • 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).

Hayward Lake covers 2.73 km², making it larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Stave Falls.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including rainbow trout, steelhead and cutthroat trout.

Area
2.73 km²
larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
16.4 km
longer than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
12
more than 96% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
49 m

Today on the water

12.9 °C

Partly CloudyWind SW 10 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north 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/hvar. 5S 30S 30SW 20SW 20SW 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C1412121314151412
Precip. %2080808040404040

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 after midnight. Low 11.

Weather: Abbotsford (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:31 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
5:51 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Central Fraser Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

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.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 186 government surveys (1931–2013) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout35 of 186Not recorded since 2001
  • Steelhead25 of 186Not recorded since 1996
  • Cutthroat Trout10 of 186Not recorded since 2001
  • Dolly Varden2 of 186
  • Kokanee2 of 186Not recorded since 1994
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout2 of 186Not recorded since 1933
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Threespine Stickleback 16
  • Redside Shiner 15
  • Peamouth Chub 2
  • Prickly Sculpin 1

Other

  • Northern Pikeminnow 17
  • Largescale Sucker 7

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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