Richardson Lake
49.5772° N, 123.7406° W
Richardson Lake, British Columbia. 49.5772° N, 123.7406° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/richardson-lake-near-gibsons/, 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).
Richardson Lake covers 0.13 km², British Columbia. It lies 26 km north of Gibsons.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- Shoreline
- 2 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 796 m
Today on the water
13.2 °C
Observed at Sechelt, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is the sheltered side.
| 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 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 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: Sechelt (local forecast), as of 1:02 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
- 5:56 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Squamish, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 11 government surveys (1984–2004) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 2 – Lower Mainland. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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