Big Skunk Lake
49.5903° N, 84.5592° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Big Skunk Lake, Ontario. 49.5903° N, 84.5592° W
Maximum depth 32 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/big-skunk-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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fishing access points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- 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).
Big Skunk Lake is 32 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 82% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.54 km² and lies 37 km southwest of Constance Lake (Achikamii/Achikamaw).
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: lake trout.
- Maximum depth
- 32 m
- deeper than 82% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 3.54 km²
- larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 21.9 km
- longer than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.8 mSecchi depth, 2018
- clearer than 76% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 1
- fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 298 m
Today on the water
2.2 °C
Observed at Hornepayne, 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 west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 1.
Weather: Hornepayne (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:50 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:59 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:31 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
45% of Big Skunk Lake is deeper than 10 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 32 m, drawn from 47 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.
Fish
- Lake TroutStocked
Stocking
Lake Trout22,517 fish in 9 years, most recently 2025
All stocking records (11)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lake Trout | 3,000 | Yearlings |
| 2024 | Lake Trout | 2,310 | Yearlings |
| 2023 | Lake Trout | 3,000 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Lake Trout | 1,710 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Lake Trout | 60 | Adult |
| 2020 | Lake Trout | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2019 | Lake Trout | 2,400 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Lake Trout | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2017 | Lake Trout | 37 | Adult |
| 2017 | Lake Trout | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Lake Trout | 2,500 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 7. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 2 years between 2015 and 2018; the latest annual mean is 4.8 m.
Getting on the water
2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.
North shore
- Boat launch
Northeast shore
- Boat launch
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