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| Place | Beaver Lake |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Lake Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.508333 |
| Longitude | -123.39167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V8Z |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | JAFDR |
Beaver Lake is a community in Lake Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Beaver Lake is located at 48.5083°N, 123.3917°W.
Beaver Lake rests within the quiet embrace of the Pacific coast, its surface holding the stillness of an inland mirror set against the rising prominence of Observatory Hill. It lies 9.1 km north-north-west of Victoria, BC (from Victoria, BC: bearing 347°T), and is situated 15.8 km south of Sidney. The air here carries a salt-washed clarity that clings to the cedar boughs, a sharpness that defines the transition from the dense, evergreen-choked slopes to the edge of the water. While the Colquitz River winds its way through the distance, Beaver Lake maintains a singular, sequestered composure, a pocket of quietude sheltered from the broader churn of the coast. The light at dusk settles heavily upon the shoreline, turning the water into a sheet of polished grey that seems to draw the surrounding forest into a deeper, more contemplative silence. History at Beaver Lake is measured in the slow accumulation of needles and the persistent growth of the coastal scrub, a landscape that has long provided a sanctuary for those seeking refuge from the busier tides of the nearby Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada. The local economy and daily life move with a deliberate, modest weight, far removed from the rush of the world beyond the reach of Niagara Falls. Within the Lake Land District, the residents observe a cadence dictated by the seasonal shift of the mist and the cooling of the ground, finding a common ground in the shared stewardship of this specific, sheltered terrain. Even as the modern world presses against the edges of the Observatory Hill, Beaver Lake persists as a quiet node of stability, where the texture of the land remains the primary architect of the day.
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Explore Beaver Lake, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.508333, -123.39167. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Beaver Lake includes the postal code (V8Z), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Beaver Lake is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |