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Map of Champlain Trail Lakes with depth contours

Champlain Trail Lakes

45.6566° N, 76.8832° W

Depth contours from the 1980 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Champlain Trail Lakes, Ontario. 45.6566° N, 76.8832° W

Maximum depth 64 m (1980 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/champlain-trail-lakes/, 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.
  • Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Ontario Waterbody Location Identifier, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Champlain Trail Lakes is 64 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 97% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 15 km² and lies beside Cobden.

Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including lake sturgeon, largemouth bass and northern pike.

Maximum depth
64 msurveyed 1980
deeper than 97% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
15 km²
larger than 97% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
66.5 km
longer than 97% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
6 mSecchi depth, 2021
clearer than 89% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Fish species
10
more than 73% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
123 m

Today on the water

rough Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.6 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

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.) m0.20.20.60.60.3
Temp. °C5912138410
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 13. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Renfrew (local forecast), as of 7:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:46 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:32 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:07 a.m.
Moonset
5:50 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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

28% of Champlain Trail Lakes 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 1980 records a maximum depth of 64 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

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

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys (2009–2009) that recorded them.

  • Lake Sturgeon1 of 1
  • Largemouth Bass1 of 1
  • Northern Pike1 of 1
  • Pumpkinseed1 of 1
  • Smallmouth Bass1 of 1
  • Walleye1 of 1
  • Yellow Perch1 of 1
  • Lake TroutStocked
Other species (2)
  • Brown Bullhead 1
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Stocking

Lake Trout23,095 fish in 3 years, most recently 2024

All stocking records (3)
YearSpeciesFishStage
2024Lake Trout8,688Fingerlings
2017Lake Trout7,050Yearlings
2016Lake Trout7,357Yearlings

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 15. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 15 years between 1998 and 2021; the latest annual mean is 6 m.

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

Getting on the water

3 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.

Southwest shore

Northwest end