Burden Lake
46.5815° N, 83.4811° W
Depth contours from the 1972 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Burden Lake, Ontario. 46.5815° N, 83.4811° W
Maximum depth 33.5 m (1972 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/burden-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.
- 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).
Burden Lake is 33.5 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 83% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.79 km² and lies 16 km northeast of Dunns Valley.
- Maximum depth
- 33.5 msurveyed 1972
- deeper than 83% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.79 km²
- larger than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 10.3 km
- longer than 74% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 389 m
Today on the water
11.9 °C
Observed at Blind River, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 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 northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.
Weather: Blind River (local forecast), as of 10:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:43 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:58 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:28 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:35 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:16 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
18% of Burden Lake is deeper than 20 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 from 1972 records a maximum depth of 33.5 m, drawn from 11 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.