Deer Lake
45.812° N, 79.5733° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Deer Lake, Ontario. 45.812° N, 79.5733° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/deer-lake-near-south-river/, 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.
- 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).
- 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).
Deer Lake covers 3.95 km², making it larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 4.1 km southeast of Rye.
- Area
- 3.95 km²
- larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 20.7 km
- longer than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 3.4 mSecchi depth, 2019
- less clear than 54% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 330 m
Today on the water
7.4 °C
Observed at Burk's Falls, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Burk's Falls (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:01 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
North Bay, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 11 years between 1999 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 3.4 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
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