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Lakes near North Cowichan

24 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of North Cowichan, British Columbia. The closest is Somenos Lake, 2.2 km south. 24 have sport-fish survey records.

Closest
2.2 km S
Somenos Lake
Largest
6 km²
Sooke Lake
Most sport-fish species
12
Shawnigan Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: cutthroat trout (24), rainbow trout (24), pumpkinseed (16), smallmouth bass (16), coho salmon (11) and steelhead (8).

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 kmNSomenos Lake · 2.2 kmQuamichan Lake · 4.3 kmFuller Lake · 8.8 kmSt. Mary Lake · 14.4 kmDougan Lake · 14.4 kmCusheon Lake · 17.9 kmShawnigan Lake · 19.2 kmMichael Lake · 24.4 kmBeaver Lake · 26.2 kmQuennell Lake · 27.3 kmSooke Lake · 27.4 kmMesachie Lake · 28 kmHolden Lake · 31.2 kmElk Lake · 39.3 kmProspect Lake · 39.6 kmWestwood Lake · 42.1 kmNanaimo Lakes · 42.5 kmMcKenzie Lake · 43 kmLangford Lake · 43.4 kmGlen Lake · 45.1 kmDiver Lake · 47 kmLong Lake · 47.6 kmBrannen Lake · 49.1 kmKemp Lake · 49.5 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fish
Somenos LakeCowichan Valley2.2 km S0.96Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout +3
Quamichan LakeCowichan Valley4.3 km SE2.88Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead +2
Fuller LakeCowichan Valley8.8 km NE0.24Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead +1
St. Mary LakeCapital14 km E1.78Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead +1
Dougan LakeCowichan Valley14 km S0.1Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead +2
Cusheon LakeCapital18 km SE0.28Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout +1
Shawnigan LakeCowichan Valley19 km S5.45Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Yellow Perch +9
Michael LakeCowichan Valley24 km N0.39Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon +1
Beaver LakeCowichan Valley26 km NW0.18Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Atlantic Salmon +4
Quennell LakeNanaimo27 km N1.14Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Cutthroat Trout +2
Sooke LakeCapital27 km SW6Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee +2
Mesachie LakeCowichan Valley28 km NW0.58Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +4
Holden LakeNanaimo31 km N0.35Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon +1
Elk LakeCapital39 km S2.23Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +2
Prospect LakeCapital40 km S0.68Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +2
Westwood LakeNanaimo42 km N0.64Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed +2
Nanaimo LakesNanaimo43 km N2.14Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon +5
McKenzie LakeCapital43 km S0.15Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed +2
Langford LakeCapital43 km S0.61Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +2
Glen LakeCapital45 km S0.16Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +1
Diver LakeNanaimo47 km N0.12Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout +3
Long LakeNanaimo48 km N0.39Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +3
Brannen LakeNanaimo49 km N1.09Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Pumpkinseed +4
Kemp LakeCapital50 km SW0.24Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Smallmouth Bass +2

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