Quennell Lake
49.0672° N, 123.8197° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Quennell Lake, British Columbia. 49.0672° N, 123.8197° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/quennell-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).
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Quennell Lake covers 1.14 km², making it larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 4 km south of Cedar.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 1.14 km²
- larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 17.6 km
- longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 36 m
Today on the water
14.5 °C
Observed at Nanaimo, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| 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 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except southeast 40 gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Nanaimo (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Nanaimo / Parksville, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1985 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 204 government surveys (1927–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Peamouth Chub 2
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.