Map of Little Vermilion Lake

Little Vermilion Lake

48.2801° N, 92.4049° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Little Vermilion Lake covers 4.29 km², making it larger than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 20 km southwest of Lac la Croix.

Area
4.29 km²
larger than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
26.8 km
longer than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
1.7 mSecchi depth, 2019
less clear than 92% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
337 m

Today on the water

11.1 °C

Wind SSE 11 km/h

Observed at Mine Centre, as of 11:00 a.m. CDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.
Wind km/hSE 15E 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.10.30.3
Temp. °C1216151310121518
Precip. %202020200000

Today: Mainly cloudy. Clearing late this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Mine Centre (local forecast), as of 11:01 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:32 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:03 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:51 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.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 5 years between 2012 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 1.7 m.

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