Rowbotham Lake
49.2281° N, 124.5° W
Rowbotham Lake, British Columbia. 49.2281° N, 124.5° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/rowbotham-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).
Rowbotham Lake covers 0.22 km², British Columbia. It lies 17 km west of Parksville.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- Shoreline
- 2.7 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 977 m
Today on the water
12.5 °C
Observed at Qualicum Beach, as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday
| Time | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h near midnight except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 before morning. Low 11.
Weather: Qualicum Beach (local forecast), as of 8:02 p.m. PDT Thursday
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:29 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Nanaimo / Parksville, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 14 government surveys (1933–2026) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.