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Kemp Lake

48.3792° N, 123.7808° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Kemp Lake, British Columbia. 48.3792° N, 123.7808° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/kemp-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Kemp Lake covers 0.24 km², making it smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 5.5 km west of Milnes Landing.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and smallmouth bass.

Area
0.24 km²
smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
2.4 km
shorter than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
38 m

Today on the water

15.8 °C

Light RainWind SE 21 km/h

Observed at Malahat, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hSE 30SE 30SW 30SW 30SW 30SW 20SE 10SE 10
Gusts km/h5050505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C121315151512109
Precip. %10020204040404040

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning before morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this evening except west 50 near Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 before morning. Low 11.

Weather: Malahat (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

WestShore, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT

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 119 government surveys (1924–2026) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout75 of 119
  • Cutthroat Trout36 of 119Not recorded since 2008
  • Smallmouth Bass1 of 119Not recorded since 2003
  • Steelhead1 of 119Not recorded since 2007
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout1 of 119Not recorded since 1931
Forage fish and other species (2)
  • Prickly Sculpin 2
  • Threespine Stickleback 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Photos

Kemp Lake Sooke BC 1
Photo: Alanarce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons