Big Sand Lake
50.1125° N, 94.6317° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Big Sand Lake, Ontario. 50.1125° N, 94.6317° W
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borealbound.ca/lakes/on/big-sand-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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Big Sand Lake covers 44.6 km², making it larger than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 8.6 km north of Minaki.
- Area
- 44.6 km²
- larger than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 88 km
- longer than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 2.1 mSecchi depth, 2019
- less clear than 83% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 314 m
Today on the water
6.6 °C
Observed at Kenora, as of 3:00 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 | 4 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/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 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 4 years between 1999 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 2.1 m.
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