Map of Garnet Lake with depth contours

Garnet Lake

49.4861° N, 84.7592° W

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

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Garnet Lake is 15.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.29 km² and lies 30 km north of Cree.

Maximum depth
15.2 msurveyed 1972
shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
1.29 km²
larger than 73% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
8.4 km
longer than 69% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
290 m

Today on the water

2.6 °C

Wind NW 6 km/h

Observed at Hornepayne, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time5 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/hNW 10W 20W 20W 20var. 5SE 10SE 10SE 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C1-15810963
Precip. %3000000020

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 1.

Weather: Hornepayne (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:19 a.m.
Sunrise
7:51 a.m.
Sunset
7:00 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:32 p.m.
Moonrise
6:42 a.m.
Moonset
6:19 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

49% of Garnet Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 43% 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 1972 records a maximum depth of 15.2 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.