Map of Keelow Lake with depth contours

Keelow Lake

47.4575° N, 83.9119° W

Depth contours from the 1983 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Keelow Lake is 36 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.7 km² and lies 22 km southwest of Pineal Lake.

Maximum depth
36 msurveyed 1983
deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.7 km²
larger than 59% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
8.3 km
longer than 68% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
431 m

Today on the water

3.7 °C

CloudyWind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Chapleau, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5S 10var. 5SE 15
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C57974202
Precip. %30202000000

Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Chapleau (local forecast), as of 9:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:15 a.m.
Sunrise
7:45 a.m.
Sunset
6:59 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:29 p.m.
Moonrise
6:38 a.m.
Moonset
6:17 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.

Depth

13% of Keelow 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 1983 records a maximum depth of 36 m, drawn from 29 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.