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Colonel By Lake

44.3083° N, 76.4289° W

Colonel By Lake, Ontario. 44.3083° N, 76.4289° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/colonel-by-lake/, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Colonel By Lake covers 15.2 km², Ontario. It lies 3.1 km north of Kingston.

Area
15.2 km²
Shoreline
65.7 km
Water clarity
1.3 mSecchi depth, 2018
Elevation
81 m

Today on the water

10.2 °C

Mainly ClearWind WSW 13 km/h

Observed at Kingston, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.

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/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15NE 10NE 10
Gusts km/h5050
Temp. °C671114161384
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Kingston (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:44 a.m.
Sunrise
7:13 a.m.
Sunset
6:31 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:00 p.m.
Moonrise
6:05 a.m.
Moonset
5:50 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kingston, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 2 years between 2017 and 2018; the latest annual mean is 1.3 m.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.