Map of Hornblendite Lake with depth contours

Hornblendite Lake

51.6622° N, 94.0879° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Hornblendite Lake is 18 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 52% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.47 km² and lies 49 km south of Poplar Hill.

Maximum depth
18 m
deeper than 52% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.47 km²
larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
17 km
longer than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
326 m

Today on the water

4.9 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SE 3 km/h

Observed at Pikangikum, as of 9:00 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.

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/hvar. 5var. 5E 20E 20SE 20SE 20SE 20E 15
Gusts km/h40
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C6911109877
Precip. %3080808080808040

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 9:02 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:23 a.m.
Moonset
5:54 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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.

Depth

28% of Hornblendite 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 records a maximum depth of 18 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.