Map of East Lake with depth contours

East Lake

45.2569° N, 78.3531° W

Depth contours from the 1972 government survey. Not for navigation.

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East Lake is 25 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 73% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.82 km² and lies 9.7 km north of Fort Irwin.

Maximum depth
25 msurveyed 1972
deeper than 73% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.82 km²
larger than 63% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
7 km
longer than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
420 m

Today on the water

1.7 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Haliburton, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

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

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C4811131051-1
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 13. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Haliburton (local forecast), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:13 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

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

33% of East Lake is deeper than 10 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 from 1972 records a maximum depth of 25 m, drawn from 15 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.