Big Canon Lake
50.0685° N, 93.7589° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Big Canon Lake, Ontario. 50.0685° N, 93.7589° W
Maximum depth 53.3 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/big-canon-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.
- 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Big Canon Lake is 53.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 95% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 21.3 km² and lies 12 km northwest of McIntosh.
- Maximum depth
- 53.3 m
- deeper than 95% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 21.3 km²
- larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 53.2 km
- longer than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 342 m
Today on the water
6.3 °C
Observed at Kenora, as of 4:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| 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 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:20 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
31% of Big Canon Lake is deeper than 30 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 records a maximum depth of 53.3 m, drawn from 48 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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