Lake Nipigon
49.8233° N, 88.5179° W
Lake Nipigon, Ontario. 49.8233° N, 88.5179° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/lake-nipigon/, 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.
- Indigenous geographical names, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- 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).
- Ontario Waterbody Location Identifier, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Lake Nipigon covers 4,460 km², Ontario. It lies 35 km northwest of Beardmore.
- Area
- 4,460 km²
- Shoreline
- 2,270 km
- Elevation
- 258 m
Today on the water
-0.8 °C
Observed at Gull Bay, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
| 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 15 | W 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 20 | SE 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | ||||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Gull Bay (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:34 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:06 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:15 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:47 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:58 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Getting on the water
5 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.
- Humboldt Bay, Lake Nipigon
- Pijitawabik Bay
- South Bay, Lake Nipigon
- Boat launch
- Boat launch
Names
- Lac NipigonOjibwe, Central
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