Darkwater Lake
48.2985° N, 91.7985° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Darkwater Lake, Ontario. 48.2985° N, 91.7985° W
Maximum depth 45.7 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/darkwater-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.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 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).
Darkwater Lake is 45.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 4.76 km² and lies 26 km east of Lac la Croix.
- Maximum depth
- 45.7 m
- deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 4.76 km²
- larger than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 25.7 km
- longer than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 376 m
Today on the water
0.4 °C
Observed at Atikokan, as of 8:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 9 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/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Increasing cloudiness this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 16. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Atikokan (local forecast), as of 8:03 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:29 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:00 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:48 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
43% of Darkwater Lake is deeper than 20 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 45.7 m, drawn from 18 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.