Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
MU 1-1, Vancouver Island
48.7814° N, 123.4433° W
- Surface area
- 4.6ha
- Maximum depth
- 7m
- 23 ft
- Elevation
- 67m
Open Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-1
- Species
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Threespine Stickleback, Stickleback (General) (last recorded 1972)The newest of these fish records is from 2025.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- Open to ice fishing, confirmed
- Coordinates
- 48.7814, -123.4433
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Fish on record at Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1974 | 2025 | 15 |
| Threespine Stickleback | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
| Stickleback (General) | 1969 | 1972 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
Best times of year at Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
- May - June
- September - October
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) yet.
Getting to Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
0.6 km of traced road to the shore. The road at the end is a paved surface. It stops 150 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 48.7814, -123.4433
Depth chart for Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
7 mdeepest
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) runs to 7 m (23 ft) at its deepest.
The Province sounded Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.
The ice year at Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell), modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) froze in 35 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 16 December and 11 January, and ice-off between 5 January and 3 February. The median winter freezes on 28 December and opens on 15 January.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 2 February 2025 to 19 February 2025, 17 days.
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.
Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) is 0.5 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.5 Csince the 1960s
- 7.3 Caverage year now
- 6.8 Caverage year then
- -11 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Clear sky | 16° / 7° | 18 km/h, gusts 40 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 16° / 9° | 12 km/h | dry | Falling (-5.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 8° | 10 km/h | dry | Steady |
| Fri 23 Oct | Partly cloudy | 12° / 6° | 13 km/h | dry | Rising (+10.2 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 5° | 14 km/h | dry | Rising (+2.3 hPa) |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 12° / 8° | 14 km/h | dry | Falling (-1.6 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 8° | 9 km/h | dry | Steady |
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell), in brief
What fish are in Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)?
Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) in?
Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell) is in MU 1-1, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Stowell Lake (Lake Stowell)
- Weston Lake 1 km away
- Cusheon Lake 4 km away
- Blackburn Lake 5 km away
- Maxwell Lake (Lake Maxwell) 9 km away
- St. Mary Lake 14 km away
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