Benson Lake

47.9744° N, 79.7514° W

Benson Lake, Ontario. 47.9744° N, 79.7514° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/benson-lake-near-kirkland-lake/, 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.
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.
Bathymetry lines and survey index, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 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).

Benson Lake covers 0.94 km², Ontario. It lies 29 km southeast of Kirkland Lake.

Today on the water

3.6 °C

Wind WSW 2 km/h

Observed at Kirkland Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time	5 a.m.	8 a.m.	11 a.m.	2 p.m.	5 p.m.	8 p.m.	11 p.m.	2 a.m.
Wind km/h	var. 5	NW 20	W 20	NW 20	W 10	var. 5	S 10	S 10
Gusts km/h		40		40
Temp. °C	3	4	6	10	12	6	2	-1
Precip. %	30	30	20	20	20	0	0	0

Tonight: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low plus 3.

Weather: Kirkland Lake (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

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Total phosphorus (µg/L)

12 µg/L101112

Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.