Oliphant Lake
48.5986° N, 123.5772° W
Oliphant Lake, British Columbia. 48.5986° N, 123.5772° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/oliphant-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.
- 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).
Oliphant Lake covers 0.22 km², British Columbia. It lies 18 km north of Langford.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and smallmouth bass.
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- Shoreline
- 3.5 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 428 m
Today on the water
14.7 °C
Observed at Malahat, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 7 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/h | SE 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Today: Rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with showers beginning this afternoon. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 except west 50 gusting to 70 near Juan de Fuca Strait late this morning and this afternoon. High 16 with temperature falling to 11 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Malahat (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:56 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
WestShore, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1983 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 24 government surveys (1929–2007) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.