Birch Lake
46.3041° N, 81.9745° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Birch Lake, Ontario. 46.3041° N, 81.9745° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/birch-lake-near-espanola/, 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.
- 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Birch Lake covers 10.6 km², making it larger than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 3.7 km west of Webbwood.
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- larger than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 48.1 km
- longer than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 9 mSecchi depth, 1999
- clearer than 99% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 250 m
Today on the water
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 20 | NW 15 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | |||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening. Low 7.
Weather: Killarney (local forecast), as of 3:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:07 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:52 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:22 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:29 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:10 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 1995 and 1999; the latest annual mean is 9 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
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