Map of Baker Lake with depth contours

Baker Lake

49.9323° N, 81.8796° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Baker Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.19 km² and lies 23 km west of Abitibi Canyon.

Maximum depth
12.2 m
shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.19 km²
smaller than 81% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
2.2 km
shorter than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
237 m

Today on the water

2.8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WNW 22 km/h

Observed at Kapuskasing, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5SE 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C378620-11
Precip. %0020200000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Kapuskasing (local forecast), as of 10:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:07 a.m.
Sunrise
7:40 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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

54% of Baker Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 33% 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 records a maximum depth of 12.2 m, drawn from 5 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.