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Britain Lake

45.1337° N, 81.3543° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Britain Lake, Ontario. 45.1337° N, 81.3543° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/britain-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.
  • Fisheries Management Zones, 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).

Britain Lake covers 1.14 km², making it larger than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 2.7 km north of Miller Lake East.

Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch.

Area
1.14 km²
larger than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.7 km
longer than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
8
more than 77% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
207 m

Today on the water

8.3 °C

Wind N 3 km/h

Observed at Tobermory, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

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/hNW 20NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NE 10E 10SE 10
Gusts km/h4040505050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C461013151396
Precip. %4040402020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 4.

Weather: Tobermory (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 12 government surveys (1952–1973) that recorded them.

  • Rock Bass10 of 12
  • Smallmouth Bass8 of 12
  • Yellow Perch5 of 12
  • Walleye4 of 12
  • Largemouth Bass1 of 12
Forage fish and other species (3)
  • Bluntnose Minnow 2
  • Common Shiner 2
  • Iowa Darter 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.