Paterson Lake
50.0483° N, 125.655° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Paterson Lake, British Columbia. 50.0483° N, 125.655° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/paterson-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).
Paterson Lake covers 1.92 km², making it larger than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 29 km northwest of Campbell River.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 1.92 km²
- larger than 82% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 9.8 km
- longer than 81% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 263 m
Today on the water
12.2 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20. Low 11.
Weather: Campbell River (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:15 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:35 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1976 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 18 government surveys (1965–1990) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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