Map of Gordon Lake

Gordon Lake

46.4206° N, 83.8342° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Gordon Lake covers 6.26 km², making it larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies beside Plummer.

Area
6.26 km²
larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
16.5 km
longer than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
1.1 mSecchi depth, 2017
less clear than 98% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
189 m

Today on the water

10.1 °C

Mostly CloudyWind N 2 km/h

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.

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/hW 30NW 30NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5E 20SE 30
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.40.40.40.40.2
Temp. °C86711141177
Precip. %30101000000

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
7:14 a.m.
Sunrise
7:44 a.m.
Sunset
6:59 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:29 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 3:00 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.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2010 and 2017; the latest annual mean is 1.1 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)