Map of Black Lake with depth contours

Black Lake

44.8186° N, 78.8247° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Black Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.73 km² and lies beside Moore Falls.

Maximum depth
12.2 m
shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.73 km²
larger than 60% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.8 km
longer than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.7 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 74% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
270 m

Today on the water

6.8 °C

Mainly ClearWind WSW 8 km/h

Observed at Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 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/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.3
Temp. °C45912141053
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls) (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:23 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 12.2 m, drawn from 6 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 10 years between 2014 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.7 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)