Shawnigan Lake
48.6314° N, 123.6403° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia. 48.6314° N, 123.6403° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shawnigan-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.
Shawnigan Lake covers 5.45 km², making it larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 3.6 km southwest of Cobble Hill.
Government surveys have recorded 15 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and yellow perch.
- Area
- 5.45 km²
- larger than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 24.6 km
- longer than 94% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 15
- more than 98% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 117 m
Today on the water
15.8 °C
Observed at Malahat, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 30 | SE 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 30 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 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: Malahat (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Duncan, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1979 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 410 government surveys (1896–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (3)
Forage fish
- Prickly Sculpin 4
- Threespine Stickleback 1
Other
- Brown Bullhead 10
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.