Dexter Lake
48.8077° N, 89.9913° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Dexter Lake, Ontario. 48.8077° N, 89.9913° W
Maximum depth 3 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/dexter-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).
Dexter Lake is 3 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 96% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.9 km² and lies 4 km west of Raith.
- Maximum depth
- 3 m
- shallower than 96% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 3.9 km²
- larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 16.5 km
- longer than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 472 m
Today on the water
-1.8 °C
Observed at Upsala, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 4 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/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | S 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 0 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening then clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 2.
Weather: Upsala (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:04 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 3 m, drawn from 3 depth contours.
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Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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