Island Lake
49.7902° N, 94.3284° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Island Lake, Ontario. 49.7902° N, 94.3284° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/island-lake-near-kenora/, 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.
- Fishing access points, 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.
- 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.
Island Lake covers 3.47 km², making it larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 3 km south of Lajeunesse Bridge.
- Area
- 3.47 km²
- larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 24.4 km
- longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 2.5 mSecchi depth, 2019
- less clear than 75% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 341 m
Today on the water
6.6 °C
Observed at Kenora, as of 3:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest 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 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Tonight: Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:29 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:38 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:23 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:57 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2017 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 2.5 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed access point; 1 with parking listed.
- Island lake Access Point
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.