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Map of Little Quirke Lake with depth contours

Little Quirke Lake

46.5342° N, 82.6043° W

Depth contours from the 1969 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Little Quirke Lake, Ontario. 46.5342° N, 82.6043° W

Maximum depth 45.7 m (1969 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/little-quirke-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.
  • Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Fish stocking for recreational purposes, 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).

Little Quirke Lake is 45.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.95 km² and lies 17 km north of Elliot Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: brook trout.

Maximum depth
45.7 msurveyed 1969
deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.95 km²
larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
23.6 km
longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
1
fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
393 m

Today on the water

9.5 °C

Partly CloudyWind SSW 11 km/h

Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 10NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5E 10E 10
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.10.1
Temp. °C67111412633
Precip. %2020000000

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low plus 5.

Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:39 a.m.
Sunset
6:54 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:24 p.m.
Moonrise
6:32 a.m.
Moonset
6:13 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

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

27% of Little Quirke Lake is deeper than 20 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 1969 records a maximum depth of 45.7 m, drawn from 70 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

  • Brook TroutStocked

Stocking

Brook Trout500 fish in 2 years, most recently 2021

All stocking records (2)
YearSpeciesFishStage
2021Brook Trout250Yearlings
2016Brook Trout250Yearlings

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 10. Check seasons and limits before you fish.