Horseshoe Lake
49.9008° N, 124.2861° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Horseshoe Lake, British Columbia. 49.9008° N, 124.2861° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/horseshoe-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.
- 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).
Horseshoe Lake covers 4.04 km², making it larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 12 km northeast of Lang Bay.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, kokanee and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 4.04 km²
- larger than 90% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 18.4 km
- longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 166 m
Today on the water
14.1 °C
Observed at Powell River, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | NW 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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 1:00 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
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1972 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 22 government surveys (1921–1994) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points.
North end
- Little Horseshoe Creek Recreation Site
South end
- Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.