Lake Charles
44.759° N, 81.0184° W
Lake Charles, Ontario. 44.759° N, 81.0184° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/lake-charles-near-owen-sound/, 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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey 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.
- 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).
Lake Charles covers 0.57 km², Ontario. It lies 23 km northwest of Owen Sound.
Government surveys have recorded 3 fish species here: smallmouth bass, yellow perch and white sucker.
- Area
- 0.57 km²
- Shoreline
- 6 km
- Fish species
- 3
- Elevation
- 241 m
Today on the water
5.8 °C
Observed at Wiarton, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 4.
Weather: Wiarton (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:02 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:49 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:08 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1968–1968) that recorded them.
Other species (1)
- White Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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