Map of Clear Lake with depth contours

Clear Lake

49.3515° N, 82.356° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Clear Lake is 18.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.36 km² and lies 6.8 km southeast of Val Albert.

Maximum depth
18.3 m
deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.36 km²
smaller than 60% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
2.7 km
shorter than 79% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
240 m

Today on the water

0.6 °C

Mainly SunnyWind WNW 9 km/h

Observed at Kapuskasing, as of 8:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C24775100
Precip. %000200000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Kapuskasing (local forecast), as of 8:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:41 a.m.
Sunset
6:51 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:22 p.m.
Moonrise
6:32 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 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

52% of Clear Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 6% is deeper than 10 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 records a maximum depth of 18.3 m, drawn from 19 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.