Buckshot Lake
47.5597° N, 84.9106° W
Depth contours from the 1969 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Buckshot Lake, Ontario. 47.5597° N, 84.9106° W
Maximum depth 6.1 m (1969 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/buckshot-lake-near-gargantua/, 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.
- 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).
Buckshot Lake is 6.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.24 km² and lies 4.4 km east of Gargantua.
- Maximum depth
- 6.1 msurveyed 1969
- shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- smaller than 73% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 2 km
- shorter than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 304 m
Today on the water
1.2 °C
Observed at Lake Superior (Provincial Park), as of 7:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Lake Superior (Provincial Park) (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:19 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:49 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:02 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:33 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:42 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
The government depth survey from 1969 records a maximum depth of 6.1 m, drawn from 2 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.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch