Drift Lake
48.6837° N, 90.0858° W
Drift Lake, Ontario. 48.6837° N, 90.0858° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/drift-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.
- 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).
Drift Lake covers 1.59 km², Ontario. It lies 6.8 km north of Shebandowan.
- Area
- 1.59 km²
- Shoreline
- 11.8 km
- Elevation
- 458 m
Today on the water
0 °C
Observed at Kakabeka Falls, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
| 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 | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 10 |
| Temp. °C | 1 | -1 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.
Weather: Kakabeka Falls (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:40 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:54 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:04 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Drift Lake Access
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.