Burns Lake
46.5942° N, 83.1127° W
Depth contours from the 1979 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Burns Lake, Ontario. 46.5942° N, 83.1127° W
Maximum depth 76 m (1979 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/burns-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.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Burns Lake is 76 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 98% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.68 km² and lies 20 km northeast of Kynoch.
- Maximum depth
- 76 msurveyed 1979
- deeper than 98% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 1.68 km²
- larger than 78% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 8.8 km
- longer than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 396 m
Today on the water
10.8 °C
Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 10 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:41 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:56 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:26 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:34 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:15 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
45% of Burns Lake is deeper than 30 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 1979 records a maximum depth of 76 m, drawn from 28 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.