Map of Bear Lake with depth contours

Bear Lake

44.6028° N, 76.9257° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Bear Lake is 15.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.81 km² and lies 5.4 km northeast of Gull Creek.

Maximum depth
15.2 m
shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.81 km²
larger than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
16.9 km
longer than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
200 m

Today on the water

2.5 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Kaladar, as of 5:00 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.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time6 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/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C47111312620
Precip. %4040402020000

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 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Kaladar (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:46 a.m.
Sunrise
7:15 a.m.
Sunset
6:33 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:07 a.m.
Moonset
5:52 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Belleville, as of 4:00 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

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 15.2 m, drawn from 8 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.