Map of Joe Lake

Joe Lake

46.7347° N, 81.0111° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Joe Lake covers 2.16 km², making it larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 5.7 km west of Capreol.

Area
2.16 km²
larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
16.9 km
longer than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
5.3 mSecchi depth, 2023
clearer than 83% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
367 m

Today on the water

5.5 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SW 14 km/h

Observed at Sudbury (Greater), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5NW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5SE 10SE 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C5710118631
Precip. %303030200000

Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Sudbury (Greater) (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:03 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:18 p.m.
Moonrise
6:25 a.m.
Moonset
6:06 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Sudbury, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

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.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 8 years between 2002 and 2023; the latest annual mean is 5.3 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.