Lower Manitou Lake
49.2781° N, 92.9481° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Lower Manitou Lake, Ontario. 49.2781° N, 92.9481° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/lower-manitou-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.
- Fisheries Management Zones, 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Lower Manitou Lake covers 72.5 km², making it larger than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 12 km southwest of Gold Rock.
Government surveys have recorded 18 fish species here, including yellow perch, cisco and smallmouth bass.
- Area
- 72.5 km²
- larger than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 272 km
- longer than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 18
- more than 94% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 370 m
Today on the water
2.3 °C
Observed at Dryden, as of 3:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 1.
Weather: Dryden (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:51 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:05 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:52 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 46 government surveys (2010–2010) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (8)
Forage fish
- Spottail Shiner 11
- Logperch 6
- Blacknose Shiner 2
- Bluntnose Minnow 2
- Emerald Shiner 2
- Johnny Darter 2
- Northern Pearl Dace 1
Other
- White Sucker 23
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Eating your catch
The provincial guide to eating fish (2026) sets limits for 7 species from Lower Manitou Lake. Maximum meals per month:
| Species | Length | General population | Sensitive population* | Contaminant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trout | 50-55 cm | 12 | 4 | Mercury |
| Lake Whitefish | 45-50 cm | 8 | 8 | Arsenic |
| Northern Pike | 55-60 cm | 12 | 4 | Mercury |
| Smallmouth Bass | 35-40 cm | 12 | 4 | Mercury |
| Walleye | 50-55 cm | 8 | 4 | Mercury |
| Burbot (Ling) | 50-55 cm | 12 | 4 | Mercury |
| White Sucker | 40-45 cm | 16 | 16 | Precautionary |
* As defined in the guide, including children and people who are or may become pregnant. Limits are for the length the guide lists most often; they change with the size of the fish. Read the official guide
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 5. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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