O'Connell Lake
50.3919° N, 127.7239° W
O'Connell Lake, British Columbia. 50.3919° N, 127.7239° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/o-connell-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.
- 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).
O'Connell Lake covers 1.17 km², British Columbia. It lies 17 km west of Port Alice.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: steelhead, cutthroat trout and sockeye salmon.
- Area
- 1.17 km²
- Shoreline
- 8.9 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 62 m
Today on the water
9.5 °C
Observed at Port Hardy, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:44 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:51 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:23 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:44 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (1990–1995) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed access point.
- O'Connell Lake Recreation Site