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Lakes near Nanaimo

17 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The closest is Westwood Lake, 3.8 km northwest. 17 have sport-fish survey records.

Closest
3.8 km NW
Westwood Lake
Largest
4.37 km²
Cameron Lake
Most sport-fish species
8
Nanaimo Lakes

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: cutthroat trout (17), rainbow trout (17), pumpkinseed (10), smallmouth bass (9), coastal cutthroat trout (7) and coho salmon (7).

Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.

10 km25 km50 kmNWestwood Lake · 3.8 kmDiver Lake · 6.7 kmLong Lake · 7 kmBrannen Lake · 9.6 kmHolden Lake · 9.7 kmGreen Lake · 11.4 kmQuennell Lake · 11.8 kmMichael Lake · 16.1 kmNanaimo Lakes · 16.4 kmFuller Lake · 32.2 kmBeaver Lake · 40.1 kmSt. Mary Lake · 40.3 kmMesachie Lake · 40.6 kmSomenos Lake · 43.1 kmQuamichan Lake · 44.4 kmKillarney Lake · 49.2 kmCameron Lake · 49.2 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fish
Westwood LakeNanaimo3.8 km NW0.64Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed +2
Diver LakeNanaimo6.7 km NW0.12Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout +3
Long LakeNanaimo7 km NW0.39Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +3
Brannen LakeNanaimo9.6 km NW1.09Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed +4
Holden LakeNanaimo9.7 km SE0.35Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon +1
Green LakeNanaimo11 km NW0.12Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +2
Quennell LakeNanaimo12 km S1.14Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Cutthroat Trout +2
Michael LakeCowichan Valley16 km S0.39Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon +1
Nanaimo LakesNanaimo16 km W2.14Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon +5
Fuller LakeCowichan Valley32 km S0.24Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead +1
Beaver LakeCowichan Valley40 km SW0.18Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Atlantic Salmon +4
St. Mary LakeCapital40 km S1.78Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead +1
Mesachie LakeCowichan Valley41 km SW0.58Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +4
Somenos LakeCowichan Valley43 km S0.96Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout +3
Quamichan LakeCowichan Valley44 km S2.88Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead +2
Killarney LakeGreater Vancouver49 km E0.21Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout +1
Cameron LakeNanaimo49 km NW4.37Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead +3

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.