Hand Lake
46.71° N, 80.1253° W
Hand Lake, Ontario. 46.71° N, 80.1253° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/hand-lake-near-west-nipissing/, 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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fisheries Management Zones, 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).
Hand Lake covers 0.72 km², Ontario. It lies 30 km northwest of West Nipissing.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: splake.
- Area
- 0.72 km²
- Shoreline
- 10.9 km
- Fish species
- 1
- Elevation
- 294 m
Today on the water
4 °C
Observed at West Nipissing, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
| Time | 5 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/h | W 10 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 10 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | |||||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: West Nipissing (local forecast), as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:44 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:21 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
- SplakeStocked
Stocking
Splake12,997 fish in 5 years, most recently 2024
All stocking records (5)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Splake | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Splake | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2020 | Splake | 2,500 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Splake | 2,997 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Splake | 2,500 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 11. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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