Powell Lake
50.0158° N, 124.4414° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Powell Lake, British Columbia. 50.0158° N, 124.4414° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/powell-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.
- 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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Powell Lake covers 124 km², making it larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies beside Cranberry.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, kokanee and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 124 km²
- larger than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 187 km
- longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 55 m
Today on the water
14.2 °C
Observed at Powell River, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.5 m. Wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 15 | SE 30 | NW 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 |
| Gusts | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening then rain. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 12.
Weather: Powell River (local forecast), as of 10:01 p.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 4% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Comox Valley, as of 10:00 p.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 92 government surveys (1926–2012) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 10
- Threespine Stickleback 2
Other
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.