Heron Lake
48.9311° N, 92.6706° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Heron Lake, Ontario. 48.9311° N, 92.6706° W
Maximum depth 77 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/heron-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.
Heron Lake is 77 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 98% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 5.87 km² and lies 14 km north of Mine Centre.
- Maximum depth
- 77 m
- deeper than 98% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 5.87 km²
- larger than 92% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 37.5 km
- longer than 94% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 360 m
Today on the water
-1 °C
Observed at Mine Centre, as of 5:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SE 10 | var. 5 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Mine Centre (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:22 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
41% of Heron Lake is deeper than 30 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 records a maximum depth of 77 m, drawn from 24 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.