Map of Carlyle Lake with depth contours

Carlyle Lake

46.0612° N, 81.2793° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Carlyle Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.63 km² and lies 8.5 km northwest of Collins Inlet.

Maximum depth
12.2 m
shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
1.63 km²
larger than 77% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
18.4 km
longer than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.2 mSecchi depth, 2019
less clear than 57% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
207 m

Today on the water

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.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 15NW 20NW 30NW 20var. 5var. 5E 10
Gusts km/h50
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.1
Temp. °C7710131515126
Precip. %3030302020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Killarney (local forecast), as of 3:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:34 a.m.
Sunset
6:49 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:19 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Sudbury, as of 3:00 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.

Depth

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 records a maximum depth of 12.2 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 11 years between 2000 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 3.2 m.

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

Getting on the water

2 listed boat launches; 2 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.

Northeast end

Southwest end