Nahwitti Lake
50.7056° N, 127.8469° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Nahwitti Lake, British Columbia. 50.7056° N, 127.8469° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nahwitti-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).
Nahwitti Lake covers 2.55 km², making it larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 11 km east of Holberg.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee.
- Area
- 2.55 km²
- larger than 86% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 9.6 km
- longer than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 205 m
Today on the water
10.1 °C
Observed at Port Hardy, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 25 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind light except southeast 30 km/h over exposed coastal sections early this evening. Wind becoming west 30 km/h overnight. Low 9.
Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:12 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:44 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:51 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:24 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:45 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1969 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 16 government surveys (1969–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points.
Southeast end
- Nahwitti River Trail Recreation Site
Northwest end
- Nahwitti Lake Recreation Site
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