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Map of Little Dog Lake with depth contours

Little Dog Lake

48.6493° N, 89.5949° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Little Dog Lake, Ontario. 48.6493° N, 89.5949° W

Maximum depth 8 m. Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/little-dog-lake/, 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Little Dog Lake is 8 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.79 km² and lies 12 km north of Kaministiquia.

Maximum depth
8 m
shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.79 km²
larger than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.7 km
longer than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
308 m

Today on the water

0 °C

Partly CloudyWind WNW 7 km/hfeels like -2 °C

Observed at Kakabeka Falls, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

Time4 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/hvar. 5var. 5var. 5SE 10SE 10SE 10SE 20SE 20
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C204121311109
Precip. %00000000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.

Weather: Kakabeka Falls (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:38 a.m.
Sunrise
8:09 a.m.
Sunset
7:20 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:52 p.m.
Moonrise
7:02 a.m.
Moonset
6:39 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Thunder Bay, as of 2:00 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.

Depth

49% of Little Dog Lake is shallower than 3 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 8 m, drawn from 11 depth contours.

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.