Burk Lake
48.6591° N, 89.4397° W
Burk Lake, Ontario. 48.6591° N, 89.4397° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/burk-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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Ontario Waterbody Location Identifier, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Burk Lake covers 1.73 km², Ontario. It lies 32 km northwest of Thunder Bay.
- Area
- 1.73 km²
- Shoreline
- 9.2 km
- Water clarity
- 3.7 mSecchi depth, 2018
- Elevation
- 444 m
Today on the water
1 °C
Observed at Thunder Bay, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
| Time | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 20 | SE 20 | SE 15 |
| Temp. °C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.
Weather: Thunder Bay (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:09 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:20 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Thunder Bay, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 2 years between 2017 and 2018; the latest annual mean is 3.7 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Burk Lake Access
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.