Map of Basin Lake with depth contours

Basin Lake

44.5087° N, 75.9811° W

Depth contours from the 1967 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Basin Lake is 20.1 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 61% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.12 km² and lies 3.7 km west of Junetown.

Maximum depth
20.1 msurveyed 1967
deeper than 61% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.12 km²
smaller than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
3.6 km
shorter than 66% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
133 m

Today on the water

10.5 °C

Wind WSW 3 km/h

Observed at Gananoque, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C561013151274
Precip. %204040404020200

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Gananoque (local forecast), as of 3:04 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:03 a.m.
Moonset
5:48 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kingston, 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

38% of Basin Lake is deeper than 10 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 1967 records a maximum depth of 20.1 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.