Map of Little Hawk Lake with depth contours

Little Hawk Lake

45.1514° N, 78.7069° W

Depth contours from the 1983 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Little Hawk Lake is 85.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 99% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.65 km² and lies 3 km northeast of Halls Lake.

Maximum depth
85.3 msurveyed 1983
deeper than 99% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.65 km²
larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
20.1 km
longer than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.3 mSecchi depth, 2024
clearer than 69% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
354 m

Today on the water

4.8 °C

Wind W 4 km/h

Observed at Oxtongue Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 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
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/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.3
Temp. °C2371113104-1
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Oxtongue Lake (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:23 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, 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

19% of Little Hawk Lake is deeper than 50 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 from 1983 records a maximum depth of 85.3 m, drawn from 22 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 26 years between 1992 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 4.3 m.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.