Map of Loon Lake with depth contours

Loon Lake

44.5791° N, 76.8102° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Loon Lake is 18.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.17 km² and lies 4.1 km north of Wilkinson.

Maximum depth
18.3 m
deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.17 km²
smaller than 85% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
2 km
shorter than 92% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
179 m

Today on the water

9.7 °C

Mainly ClearWind W 15 km/h

Observed at Sydenham, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 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
Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C571114151051
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Sydenham (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:45 a.m.
Sunrise
7:15 a.m.
Sunset
6:33 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:06 a.m.
Moonset
5:51 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kingston, as of 4:00 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

26% of Loon Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 42% is deeper than 10 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 18.3 m, drawn from 7 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.