Methuen Lake
44.7178° N, 77.9094° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Methuen Lake, Ontario. 44.7178° N, 77.9094° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/methuen-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.
- 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.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, 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).
- 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).
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Methuen Lake covers 1.4 km², making it larger than 74% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 5.2 km south of Lake.
- Area
- 1.4 km²
- larger than 74% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 7.2 km
- longer than 63% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.9 mSecchi depth, 2025
- clearer than 78% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 283 m
Today on the water
6.7 °C
Observed at Apsley, as of 9:00 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 | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 9:02 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 9:00 a.m. EDT
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 6 years between 2000 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.9 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch