Shaw Lake
49.0194° N, 124.4511° W
Shaw Lake, British Columbia. 49.0194° N, 124.4511° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shaw-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).
Shaw Lake covers 0.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 35 km southwest of Parksville.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: rainbow trout, steelhead and coho salmon.
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.2 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 822 m
Today on the water
14.1 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | NE 15 | calm | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 50 overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Port Alberni (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 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 2:00 a.m. PDT
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (1960–1993) 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.