Map of Little Rice Lake with depth contours

Little Rice Lake

49.1226° N, 83.1655° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Little Rice Lake is 10.7 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 69% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.58 km² and lies 49 km south of Opasatika.

Maximum depth
10.7 m
shallower than 69% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.58 km²
larger than 54% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.7 km
longer than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
269 m

Today on the water

-0.7 °C

Wind W 6 km/hfeels like -3 °C

Observed at Hearst, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C1378620-1
Precip. %0002020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Hearst (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:44 a.m.
Sunset
6:54 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:26 p.m.
Moonrise
6:35 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

16% of Little Rice Lake is deeper than 5 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 10.7 m, drawn from 8 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.