Map of Groom Lake

Groom Lake

45.5391° N, 79.1839° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Groom Lake covers 0.59 km², making it larger than 55% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 5.1 km north of Swindon.

Area
0.59 km²
larger than 55% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.4 km
longer than 59% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.7 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 54% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
360 m

Today on the water

7.4 °C

Light RainWind SSW 9 km/h

Observed at Burk's Falls, as of 9:00 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
Time10 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/hW 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C711131051-12
Precip. %404020200000

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 13. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Burk's Falls (local forecast), as of 9:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:11 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Dorset, as of 8:00 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 21 years between 2004 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.7 m.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed access point.