Map of Cache Lake

Cache Lake

45.5408° N, 78.5844° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Cache Lake covers 2.89 km², making it larger than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies beside Algonquin Park.

Area
2.89 km²
larger than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
24.3 km
longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.7 mSecchi depth, 2015
clearer than 54% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
427 m

Today on the water

4.1 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Algonquin Park (Lake of Two Rivers), as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time8 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/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C37111272-2-3
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Algonquin Park (Lake of Two Rivers) (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:22 a.m.
Sunset
6:39 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Dorset, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 14 years between 2001 and 2015; the latest annual mean is 3.7 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.