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Map of McClure Lake

McClure Lake

48.7467° N, 124.5097° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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McClure Lake, British Columbia. 48.7467° N, 124.5097° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mcclure-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.
  • 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).

McClure Lake covers 0.4 km², making it smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km southwest of Caycuse.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown trout.

Area
0.4 km²
smaller than 53% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
4.5 km
longer than 56% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
341 m

Today on the water

11.5 °C

Wind E 7 km/h

Observed at Port Alberni, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.

Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hSW 20NW 20NW 20NE 15NE 15calmcalmcalm
Gusts km/h50
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C1013171612865
Precip. %800000000

Today: Showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 20 this morning then light late this afternoon. High 18. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Port Alberni (local forecast), as of 6:04 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:11 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Duncan, as of 6:00 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 40 government surveys (1989–2026) that recorded them.

  • Cutthroat Trout22 of 40
  • Rainbow Trout9 of 40Not recorded since 2004
  • Brown Trout4 of 40Not recorded since 2004
  • Kokanee3 of 40Not recorded since 2004
Forage fish and other species (1)
  • Prickly Sculpin 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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