Map of Lost Lake with depth contours

Lost Lake

44.5587° N, 77.8519° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lost Lake is 8 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.68 km² and lies 5.5 km west of Cordova Mines.

Maximum depth
8 m
shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.68 km²
larger than 58% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.4 km
longer than 59% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
227 m

Today on the water

4.2 °C

Wind NW 2 km/h

Observed at Apsley, as of 7:00 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
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 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C61013148410
Precip. %404020200000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Apsley (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Peterborough, as of 7:00 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

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 8 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.