Icarus Lake
48.2201° N, 90.5719° W
Depth contours from the 1966 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Icarus Lake, Ontario. 48.2201° N, 90.5719° W
Maximum depth 42.7 m (1966 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/icarus-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.
- 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.
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Icarus Lake is 42.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 90% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 6.4 km² and lies 21 km east of Saganaga Lake.
- Maximum depth
- 42.7 msurveyed 1966
- deeper than 90% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 6.4 km²
- larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 26.7 km
- longer than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 3.4 mSecchi depth, 2025
- less clear than 54% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 454 m
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:42 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:56 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:06 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
18% of Icarus Lake is deeper than 20 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 1966 records a maximum depth of 42.7 m, drawn from 29 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.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 8 years between 2017 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.4 m.