Echo Lake
46.5593° N, 83.9788° W
Depth contours from the 2023 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Echo Lake, Ontario. 46.5593° N, 83.9788° W
Maximum depth 27 m (2023 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/echo-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.
- 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Echo Lake is 27 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 11.7 km² and lies 3.8 km northeast of Echo River.
- Maximum depth
- 27 msurveyed 2023
- deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 11.7 km²
- larger than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 18.9 km
- longer than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 1.6 mSecchi depth, 2011
- less clear than 93% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 172 m
Today on the water
10.1 °C
Observed at Sault Ste. Marie, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.4 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 | W 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | E 20 | SE 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 5.
Weather: Sault Ste. Marie (local forecast), as of 3:06 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:15 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:45 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:00 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:30 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:37 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Sault Ste. Marie, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
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Depth
67% of Echo 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 2023 records a maximum depth of 27 m, drawn from 29 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.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 2 years between 2010 and 2011; the latest annual mean is 1.6 m.
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