Chief Lake
48.0667° N, 80.5379° W
Chief Lake, Ontario. 48.0667° N, 80.5379° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/chief-lake-near-matachewan/, 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.
- 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).
Chief Lake covers 0.71 km², Ontario. It lies 17 km north of Matachewan.
- Area
- 0.71 km²
- Shoreline
- 5.3 km
- Elevation
- 343 m
Today on the water
6.4 °C
Observed at Kirkland Lake, as of 11:00 a.m. EDT
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 9. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Kirkland Lake (local forecast), as of 11:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit