Silver Lake
48.9086° N, 123.8606° W
Silver Lake, British Columbia. 48.9086° N, 123.8606° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/silver-lake-near-nanaimo/, 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).
Silver Lake covers 0.1 km², British Columbia. It lies 29 km south of Nanaimo.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.4 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 862 m
Today on the water
13.9 °C
Observed at Duncan, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
| 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 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:37 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Duncan, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1984 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1984–1993) that recorded them.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.