Squalicum Lake
48.7397° N, 124.8125° W
Squalicum Lake, British Columbia. 48.7397° N, 124.8125° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/squalicum-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).
Squalicum Lake covers 2.06 km², British Columbia. It lies 8.3 km northeast of Whyac.
Government surveys have recorded 2 fish species here: cutthroat trout and prickly sculpin.
- Area
- 2.06 km²
- Shoreline
- 9.3 km
- Fish species
- 2
- Elevation
- 101 m
Today on the water
15.1 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
| Time | 1 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/h | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | var. 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | calm |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| 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 12:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:30 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (1971–1993) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Prickly Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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