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Shelton Lake

49.1228° N, 124.3214° W

Shelton Lake, British Columbia. 49.1228° N, 124.3214° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/shelton-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.
  • 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).

Shelton Lake covers 0.38 km², British Columbia. It lies 28 km west of Nanaimo.

Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: rainbow trout and kokanee.

Area
0.38 km²
Shoreline
3.2 km
Fish species
2
Elevation
555 m

Today on the water

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Nanaimo / Parksville, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Depth

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 32 government surveys (1970–2025) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout26 of 32
  • Kokanee6 of 32

Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.