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Viola Lake

50.8761° N, 127.0886° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Viola Lake, British Columbia. 50.8761° N, 127.0886° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/viola-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).

Viola Lake covers 2.08 km², making it larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 18 km west of Hopetown.

Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including coho salmon, cutthroat trout and kokanee.

Area
2.08 km²
larger than 83% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
17.6 km
longer than 91% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
5
more than 70% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
57 m

Today on the water

8.9 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 10 km/h

Observed at Port Hardy, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 5NW 5var. 5
Gusts km/h4040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C111111119877
Precip. %10060606030303030

Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 over exposed coastal sections this morning. Temperature steady near 11. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Port Hardy (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:42 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:21 p.m.
Moonrise
6:41 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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 5 government surveys (1991–1996) that recorded them.

  • Coho Salmon1 of 5
  • Cutthroat Trout1 of 5
  • Kokanee1 of 5
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.