Matheson Lake
48.3647° N, 123.6039° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Matheson Lake, British Columbia. 48.3647° N, 123.6039° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/matheson-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.
- 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.
Matheson Lake covers 0.22 km², making it smaller than 74% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 5.1 km southeast of Saseenos.
Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and smallmouth bass.
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- smaller than 74% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 3.3 km
- shorter than 57% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 6
- more than 77% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 33 m
Today on the water
15.6 °C
Observed at Esquimalt, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| 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 | SW 20 | SE 30 | SE 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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: Esquimalt (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
WestShore, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1982 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 120 government surveys (1924–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Prickly Sculpin 3
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Photos
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