Map of Galloway Lake with depth contours

Galloway Lake

44.8042° N, 78.3811° W

Depth contours from the 1978 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Galloway Lake is 6 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.69 km² and lies 7.3 km east of Fortescue.

Maximum depth
6 msurveyed 1978
shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.69 km²
larger than 58% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.1 km
longer than 58% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.1 mSecchi depth, 2023
less clear than 60% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
315 m

Today on the water

2.5 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Apsley, as of 5:00 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
Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C57111312731
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 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Apsley (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:39 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

1 low risk

Peterborough, 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

The government depth survey from 1978 records a maximum depth of 6 m, drawn from 3 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.