Surprise Lake
50.1453° N, 125.5664° W
Surprise Lake, British Columbia. 50.1453° N, 125.5664° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/surprise-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).
Surprise Lake covers 0.5 km², British Columbia. It lies 27 km northwest of Campbell River.
Government surveys have recorded 4 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, kokanee and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.5 km²
- Shoreline
- 3 km
- Fish species
- 4
- Elevation
- 220 m
Today on the water
12.6 °C
Observed at Campbell River, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Wind from the north: the north shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning after midnight. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia after midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20. Low 11.
Weather: Campbell River (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:02 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:42 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:15 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:35 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1981 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 6 government surveys (1980–1990) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- Coastrange Sculpin 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 1 – Vancouver Island. Check seasons and limits before you fish.