Map of Bay Lake with depth contours

Bay Lake

46.4273° N, 82.9196° W

Depth contours from the 1966 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Bay Lake is 48.8 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 93% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.54 km² and lies 13 km northwest of Blind River.

Maximum depth
48.8 msurveyed 1966
deeper than 93% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.54 km²
larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
14.2 km
longer than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
265 m

Today on the water

9 °C

CloudyWind S 17 km/h

Observed at Elliot Lake, 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 10NW 10NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5E 10
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C66912141053
Precip. %30202000000

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low plus 5.

Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:10 a.m.
Sunrise
7:41 a.m.
Sunset
6:56 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:26 p.m.
Moonrise
6:33 a.m.
Moonset
6:14 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

51% of Bay Lake is deeper than 20 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 1966 records a maximum depth of 48.8 m, drawn from 13 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.