Map of Sproat Lake

Sproat Lake

49.2692° N, 125.0597° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Sproat Lake covers 42.3 km², making it larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 1.3 km west of Kleecoot.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and kokanee.

Area
42.3 km²
larger than 98% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
97.9 km
longer than 99% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
10
more than 93% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
34 m

Today on the water

15.1 °C

Wind E 5 km/h

Observed at Port Alberni, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 1 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.
Wind km/hS 15S 20S 20S 20var. 5NE 15NE 15calm
Gusts km/h505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C111112141615139
Precip. %8080000000

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 12:00 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:00 a.m.
Sunrise
7:32 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:32 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Comox Valley, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 62 government surveys (1921–2015) that recorded them.

  • Rainbow Trout28 of 62Not recorded since 1995
  • Cutthroat Trout7 of 62Not recorded since 2000
  • Kokanee5 of 62Not recorded since 1995
  • Sockeye Salmon5 of 62Not recorded since 2001
  • Atlantic Salmon3 of 62Not recorded since 1924
  • Steelhead3 of 62Not recorded since 1995
  • Coho Salmon1 of 62Not recorded since 1951
  • Dolly Varden1 of 62Not recorded since 1995
Forage fish and other species (2)
  • Threespine Stickleback 5
  • Prickly Sculpin 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.

Photos

Mount Arrowsmith from Sproat Lake
Photo: alaskapine, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
SPROAT LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons