Nitinat Lake
48.7386° N, 124.7608° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Nitinat Lake, British Columbia. 48.7386° N, 124.7608° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/nitinat-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Nitinat Lake covers 27 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.9 km northeast of Whyac.
Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including Chinook salmon, chum salmon and coho salmon.
- Area
- 27 km²
- larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 54.6 km
- longer than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 11
- more than 95% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 6 m
Today on the water
15.1 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| 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
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:30 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1972 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 11 government surveys (1962–1995) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Coastrange Sculpin 1
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Staghorn Sculpin 1
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Other
- Starry Flounder 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points, one of them a boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Knob Point Recreation Site
- Nitinat Lake Recreation Site
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.