Map of Fenton Lake with depth contours

Fenton Lake

47.8599° N, 84.8736° W

Depth contours from the 1965 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Fenton Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.45 km² and lies 8.4 km south of Michipicoten River.

Maximum depth
12.2 msurveyed 1965
shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.45 km²
smaller than 53% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
5.6 km
longer than 54% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
250 m

Today on the water

3.7 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NNE 3 km/h

Observed at Wawa, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 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/hNW 10NW 10N 10SW 10SW 10S 10var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C435911866
Precip. %3000000020

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.

Weather: Wawa (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:19 a.m.
Sunrise
7:50 a.m.
Sunset
7:02 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:33 p.m.
Moonrise
6:42 a.m.
Moonset
6:21 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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

43% of Fenton Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 47% is deeper than 5 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 1965 records a maximum depth of 12.2 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.