Bay Lake
45.0236° N, 77.8564° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Bay Lake, Ontario. 45.0236° N, 77.8564° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/bay-lake-near-bancroft/, 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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fishing access points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
Bay Lake covers 0.86 km², making it larger than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 4.6 km southeast of Bancroft.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: lake trout.
- Area
- 0.86 km²
- larger than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 5.7 km
- longer than 55% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 7.3 mSecchi depth, 2002
- clearer than 97% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 1
- fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 356 m
Today on the water
1.7 °C
Observed at Bancroft, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -3 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 13. UV index 4 or moderate.
Weather: Bancroft (local forecast), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:19 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:06 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:55 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Fish
- Lake TroutStocked
Stocking
Lake Trout6,874 fish in 10 years, most recently 2025
All stocking records (10)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lake Trout | 658 | Yearlings |
| 2024 | Lake Trout | 616 | Yearlings |
| 2023 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2021 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2020 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2019 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2017 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Lake Trout | 700 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 15. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 4 years between 1999 and 2002; the latest annual mean is 7.3 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch