Map of Culloden Lake with depth contours

Culloden Lake

49.8319° N, 94.7237° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Culloden Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.7 km² and lies 13 km northwest of Keewatin.

Maximum depth
12.2 m
shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.7 km²
larger than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
20.3 km
longer than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.5 mSecchi depth, 2019
less clear than 51% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
327 m

Today on the water

6.6 °C

Partly CloudyWind S 10 km/h

Observed at Kenora, as of 5:00 a.m. CDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hS 10S 10S 15E 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C78121414131210
Precip. %2020204010101010

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 14. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:59 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:39 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 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

38% of Culloden Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 50% is deeper than 5 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 12.2 m, drawn from 17 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2017 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 3.5 m.

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