McCoy Lake
49.2683° N, 124.8828° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)McCoy Lake, British Columbia. 49.2683° N, 124.8828° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/mccoy-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).
McCoy Lake covers 0.29 km², making it smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 2.6 km southeast of Sproat Lake.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including coho salmon, coastal cutthroat trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.29 km²
- smaller than 64% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 2.1 km
- shorter than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 13 m
Today on the water
15.1 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north 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 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | var. 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 50 overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Port Alberni (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 19 government surveys (1993–2015) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Prickly Sculpin 7
- Threespine Stickleback 5
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.