Map of Leech Lake

Leech Lake

45.0519° N, 79.0979° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Leech Lake covers 0.81 km², making it larger than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 4 km northeast of Purbrook.

Area
0.81 km²
larger than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
5.6 km
longer than 54% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.3 mSecchi depth, 2010
less clear than 56% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
310 m

Today on the water

4.3 °C

ClearWind calm

Observed at Bracebridge, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C58121411631
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Bracebridge (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:11 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

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.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 6 years between 2004 and 2010; the latest annual mean is 3.3 m.

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