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Map of Lake Joseph with depth contours

Lake Joseph

45.1743° N, 79.7239° W

Lake Joseph is a 121 km², up to 92 m deep lake 30 km southeast of Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario.

Area
121 km²
Maximum depth
92 msurveyed 2003
Shoreline
412 km
Elevation
224 m
Fish species
30

Depth

The government depth survey from 2003 records a maximum depth of 92 m, drawn from 10,725 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Species recorded in 104 government fish surveys between 1971 and 2021.

  • Rock Bassrecorded in 57 surveys, last in 2021
  • Smallmouth Bassrecorded in 50 surveys, last in 2021
  • Ciscorecorded in 46 surveys, last in 2011
  • Lake Troutrecorded in 37 surveys, last in 2011stocked
  • Yellow Perchrecorded in 22 surveys, last in 2021
  • Pumpkinseedrecorded in 18 surveys, last in 2021
  • Burbotrecorded in 14 surveys, last in 2011
  • Lake Whitefishrecorded in 6 surveys, last in 2011
  • Walleyerecorded in 4 surveys, last in 2011
  • Northern Pikerecorded in 2 surveys, last in 2011
  • Black Crappierecorded in 1 survey, last in 2011
  • Largemouth Bassrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2021
  • Rainbow Troutrecorded in 1 survey, last in 1971
  • Margined Madtomrecorded in 7 surveys, last in 2011
  • Rainbow Smeltrecorded in 7 surveys, last in 2011
  • Bluntnose Minnowrecorded in 4 surveys, last in 2021
  • Brown Bullheadrecorded in 4 surveys, last in 2011
  • Creek Chubrecorded in 4 surveys, last in 2019
  • Spottail Shinerrecorded in 4 surveys, last in 2021
  • White Suckerrecorded in 3 surveys, last in 2011
  • Central Mudminnowrecorded in 2 surveys, last in 2003
  • Logperchrecorded in 2 surveys, last in 2021
  • Spotfin Shinerrecorded in 2 surveys, last in 2021
  • Brook Sticklebackrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2003
  • Carps and Minnowsrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2000
  • Central Stonerollerrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2003
  • Common Shinerrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2003
  • Golden Shinerrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2011
  • Mottled Sculpinrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2011
  • Sculpinsrecorded in 1 survey, last in 2000

Stocking

Stocked in 4 years between 2019 and 2025.

YearSpeciesFishStage
2025Lake Trout700Yearlings
2023Lake Trout700Yearlings
2021Lake Trout750Yearlings
2019Lake Trout700Yearlings

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 15

Water

Water clarity (Secchi depth) (m)
2.64.97.11993200920254.5 m
Total phosphorus (µg/L)
116322002201420255 µg/L

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