Map of Lowrie Lake with depth contours

Lowrie Lake

44.9217° N, 78.0256° W

Depth contours from the 1978 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lowrie Lake is 4 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.12 km² and lies 8.4 km south of Cardiff.

Maximum depth
4 msurveyed 1978
shallower than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.12 km²
smaller than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
2.3 km
shorter than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
345 m

Today on the water

4.9 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Haliburton, as of 3:00 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
Time4 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/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C34811131051
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.

Weather: Haliburton (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:07 p.m.
Moonrise
6:12 a.m.
Moonset
5:56 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

30% of Lowrie Lake is shallower than 1 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 from 1978 records a maximum depth of 4 m, drawn from 3 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.