Hungry Lake
44.8067° N, 76.8945° W
Depth contours from the 1969 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Hungry Lake, Ontario. 44.8067° N, 76.8945° W
Maximum depth 32.3 m (1969 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/hungry-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.
- 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.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
Hungry Lake is 32.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 83% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.71 km² and lies 6.5 km northeast of Henderson.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including cisco, lake trout and splake.
- Maximum depth
- 32.3 msurveyed 1969
- deeper than 83% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 2.71 km²
- larger than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 18.7 km
- longer than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 1.6 mSecchi depth, 2022
- less clear than 93% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 65% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 235 m
Today on the water
7.5 °C
Observed at Sharbot Lake, as of 3:00 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.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.
Weather: Sharbot Lake (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:15 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:02 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:07 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
37% of Hungry Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 32% 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 1969 records a maximum depth of 32.3 m, drawn from 22 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.
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 8 government surveys (2013–2013) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- White Sucker 4
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Stocking
Lake Trout25,196 fish in 5 years, most recently 2024
Splake7,000 fish in 1 year, most recently 2016
All stocking records (6)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lake Trout | 4,665 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Lake Trout | 4,959 | Yearlings |
| 2020 | Lake Trout | 5,500 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Lake Trout | 5,172 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Lake Trout | 4,900 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Splake | 7,000 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 18. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 4 years between 2005 and 2022; the latest annual mean is 1.6 m.
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