Map of Armstrong Lake with depth contours

Armstrong Lake

46.5309° N, 81.5732° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Armstrong Lake is 27.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.72 km² and lies 11 km southwest of Windy Lake.

Maximum depth
27.4 m
deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.72 km²
larger than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
24.3 km
longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.7 mSecchi depth, 2024
clearer than 74% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
353 m

Today on the water

3.6 °C

Partly CloudyWind SW 10 km/h

Observed at Sudbury (Greater), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5SE 10
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C54710121075
Precip. %3030302020000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Sudbury (Greater) (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:05 a.m.
Sunrise
7:35 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:27 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Sudbury, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

How to read it: the lake’s area is sorted from the shore to the deepest point. Where the curve is flat, large areas share one depth (flats and weed beds); where it drops, depth changes quickly (drop-offs).

The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 27.4 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 17 years between 2007 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 4.7 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

1 listed access point; 1 with parking listed.