Burrows Lake
46.4381° N, 83.4814° W
Depth contours from the 1965 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Burrows Lake, Ontario. 46.4381° N, 83.4814° W
Maximum depth 11 m (1965 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/burrows-lake-near-thessalon/, 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).
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Burrows Lake is 11 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.87 km² and lies 5.6 km west of Wharncliffe.
- Maximum depth
- 11 msurveyed 1965
- shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.87 km²
- larger than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 5.4 km
- longer than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 287 m
Today on the water
11.3 °C
Observed at Blind River, as of 7:00 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 | 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 | W 10 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 20 | 20 | 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 7:02 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
52% of Burrows Lake is deeper than 5 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 1965 records a maximum depth of 11 m, drawn from 3 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