Gifford Lake
51.7098° N, 87.6452° W
Depth contours from the 1978 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Gifford Lake, Ontario. 51.7098° N, 87.6452° W
Maximum depth 4 m (1978 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/gifford-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.
- 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Gifford Lake is 4 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 10.8 km² and lies 19 km northeast of Fort Hope.
- Maximum depth
- 4 msurveyed 1978
- shallower than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 10.8 km²
- larger than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 48.5 km
- longer than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 292 m
Today on the water
2 °C
Observed at Lansdowne House, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | SE 20 | E 10 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 |
Today: Cloudy. High 10. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Lansdowne House (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:04 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:09 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:43 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:56 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
27% of Gifford Lake is shallower than 1 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 1978 records a maximum depth of 4 m, drawn from 20 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.