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Lakes near Port Hardy

16 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Port Hardy, British Columbia. The closest is Quatse Lake, 10 km southwest. 16 have sport-fish survey records and 2 have at least one listed boat launch.

Closest
10 km SW
Quatse Lake
Largest
38 km²
Nimpkish Lake
Most sport-fish species
9
Nimpkish Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: cutthroat trout (16), Dolly Varden (14), coho salmon (12), steelhead (12), rainbow trout (9) and kokanee (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 kmNQuatse Lake · 10.1 kmBeaver Lake · 18.5 kmColony Lake · 20 kmNahwitti Lake · 22.7 kmAlice Lake · 22.8 kmO'Connor Lake · 26.4 kmViola Lake · 31.5 kmKeogh Lake · 33.6 kmKathleen Lake · 36.8 kmMaynard Lake · 39.5 kmBenson Lake · 40.1 kmNimpkish Lake · 40.3 kmRoselle Lake · 42 kmHuaskin Lake · 42.5 kmBrink Lake · 47.5 kmWilliam Lake · 48.3 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fishLaunches
Quatse LakeMount Waddington10 km SW1.54Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +3
Beaver LakeMount Waddington19 km S0.17Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +1
Colony LakeMount Waddington20 km SW0.67Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +2
Nahwitti LakeMount Waddington23 km NW2.55Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Kokanee +4
Alice LakeMount Waddington23 km S11Cutthroat Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon +3
O'Connor LakeMount Waddington26 km S0.4Steelhead, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout +2
Viola LakeMount Waddington32 km E2.08Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee
Keogh LakeMount Waddington34 km S0.81Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Coho Salmon +3
Kathleen LakeMount Waddington37 km S1.29Dolly Varden, Cutthroat Trout, Chinook Salmon +21
Maynard LakeMount Waddington40 km S1.29Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout +21
Benson LakeMount Waddington40 km S0.77Rainbow Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon +3
Nimpkish LakeMount Waddington40 km S38Sockeye Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon +6
Roselle LakeMount Waddington42 km SE0.17Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout
Huaskin LakeMount Waddington43 km E21.5Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Chinook Salmon +4
Brink LakeMount Waddington48 km NW0.37Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout +2
William LakeMount Waddington48 km NW1.82Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden +2

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