Grist Lake
52.2481° N, 93.9599° W
Depth contours from the 1997 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Grist Lake, Ontario. 52.2481° N, 93.9599° W
Maximum depth 18 m (1997 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/grist-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.
Grist Lake is 18 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 52% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 5.05 km² and lies 27 km northeast of Poplar Hill.
- Maximum depth
- 18 msurveyed 1997
- deeper than 52% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 5.05 km²
- larger than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 35.8 km
- longer than 94% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 349 m
Today on the water
1.9 °C
Observed at Pikangikum, as of 7:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the east: the east shore is sheltered, waves build toward the west shore.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 20 | E 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | E 15 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | |||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 40 |
Today: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Pikangikum (local forecast), as of 7:07 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:23 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
24% of Grist Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 39% is deeper than 10 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 1997 records a maximum depth of 18 m, drawn from 18 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.