Awkward Lake
49.9663° N, 89.6752° W
Depth contours from the 1981 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Awkward Lake, Ontario. 49.9663° N, 89.6752° W
Maximum depth 12 m (1981 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/awkward-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Awkward Lake is 12 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.2 km² and lies 39 km south of Collins.
- Maximum depth
- 12 msurveyed 1981
- shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 2.2 km²
- larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 13.1 km
- longer than 80% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 428 m
Today on the water
-2.3 °C
Observed at Gull Bay, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 20 | SE 30 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Gull Bay (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:38 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:19 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:03 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
54% of Awkward Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 17% is deeper than 5 m.
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 from 1981 records a maximum depth of 12 m, drawn from 40 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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