Lac aux Sables
46.7887° N, 82.326° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac aux Sables, Ontario. 46.7887° N, 82.326° W
Maximum depth 31 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/lac-aux-sables/, 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.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 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.
Lac aux Sables is 31 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 82% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 11.8 km² and lies 40 km southwest of Metagama.
- Maximum depth
- 31 m
- deeper than 82% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 11.8 km²
- larger than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 53.4 km
- longer than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 439 m
Today on the water
9 °C
Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 10 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low plus 5.
Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:38 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:53 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:23 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:11 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
26% of Lac aux Sables is shallower than 3 m, and 35% is deeper than 10 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 records a maximum depth of 31 m, drawn from 279 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.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
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