Prospect Lake
48.5133° N, 123.4411° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Prospect Lake, British Columbia. 48.5133° N, 123.4411° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/prospect-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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
Prospect Lake covers 0.68 km², making it larger than 63% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 3.1 km north of Colquitz.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and smallmouth bass.
- Area
- 0.68 km²
- larger than 63% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 4.8 km
- longer than 59% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 52 m
Today on the water
14.3 °C
Observed at Victoria (Hartland), as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 3 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | SE 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning before morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this evening except west 50 near Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 before morning. Low 11.
Weather: Victoria (Hartland) (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:53 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:56 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Victoria / Saanich, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1986 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 268 government surveys (1919–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 3
Other
- Brown Bullhead 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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