Toquaht Lake
49.085° N, 125.3536° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Toquaht Lake, British Columbia. 49.085° N, 125.3536° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/toquaht-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).
Toquaht Lake covers 1.16 km², making it larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 14 km northeast of Salmon Beach.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including cutthroat trout, coho salmon and Dolly Varden.
- Area
- 1.16 km²
- larger than 73% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 7.9 km
- longer than 76% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 88% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 78 m
Today on the water
14 °C
Observed at Ucluelet, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 2 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 40 | W 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 40 | NW 30 | NW 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.
Weather: Ucluelet (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:33 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
- Official government depth map (PDF)1991 survey
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 16 government surveys (1974–1995) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
- Prickly Sculpin 1
- Threespine Stickleback 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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