Makada Lake
46.3624° N, 81.1544° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Makada Lake, Ontario. 46.3624° N, 81.1544° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/makada-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.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, 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.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Makada Lake covers 3.53 km², making it larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 4.4 km south of Mikkola.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: lake trout.
- Area
- 3.53 km²
- larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 18.1 km
- longer than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.3 mSecchi depth, 2019
- clearer than 69% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 1
- fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 225 m
Today on the water
5.5 °C
Observed at Greater Sudbury, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | NW 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Greater Sudbury (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:49 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:19 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:07 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Sudbury, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
Fish
- Lake TroutStocked
Stocking
Lake Trout9,981 fish in 5 years, most recently 2025
All stocking records (5)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lake Trout | 831 | Yearlings |
| 2023 | Lake Trout | 1,995 | Yearlings |
| 2021 | Lake Trout | 3,505 | Yearlings |
| 2019 | Lake Trout | 1,500 | Yearlings |
| 2017 | Lake Trout | 2,150 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 10. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 16 years between 2002 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 4.3 m.