Malcolm Lake
44.9125° N, 76.8978° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Malcolm Lake, Ontario. 44.9125° N, 76.8978° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/malcolm-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.
- Fishing access 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.
- 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).
Malcolm Lake covers 2.16 km², making it larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 1.2 km southeast of Ardoch.
Government surveys have recorded 10 fish species here, including largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass.
- Area
- 2.16 km²
- larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 11.4 km
- longer than 77% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.3 mSecchi depth, 2025
- clearer than 69% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 10
- more than 73% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 253 m
Today on the water
7.5 °C
Observed at Sharbot Lake, 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.
| 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 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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: Sharbot Lake (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:15 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:33 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:02 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:07 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:51 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (2014–2018) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Bluntnose Minnow 2
- Central Mudminnow 2
- Creek Chub 2
- Common Shiner 1
- Fallfish 1
Other
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 18. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 14 years between 2004 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.3 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.