Map of Ira Lake

Ira Lake

45.0306° N, 81.3775° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Ira Lake covers 0.47 km², making it smaller than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 2.8 km northwest of Stokes Bay.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including pumpkinseed.

Area
0.47 km²
smaller than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6 km
longer than 57% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
6
more than 57% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
188 m

Today on the water

8.3 °C

Wind N 3 km/h

Observed at Tobermory, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 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/hNW 20NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 30NE 10E 10SE 10
Gusts km/h4040505050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C461013151396
Precip. %4040402020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 4.

Weather: Tobermory (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:51 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
6:09 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1971–1973) that recorded them.

  • Pumpkinseed1 of 2
Forage fish and other species (5)
  • Central Mudminnow 1
  • Common Shiner 1
  • Fathead Minnow 1
  • Iowa Darter 1
  • Northern Redbelly Dace 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.