Minnow Lake
45.501° N, 78.8398° W
Depth contours from the 1989 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Minnow Lake, Ontario. 45.501° N, 78.8398° W
Maximum depth 24 m (1989 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/minnow-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.
- 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).
Minnow Lake is 24 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.86 km² and lies 9.9 km southwest of Canoe Lake.
- Maximum depth
- 24 msurveyed 1989
- deeper than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.86 km²
- larger than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 12.4 km
- longer than 79% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 3.2 mSecchi depth, 2001
- less clear than 58% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 451 m
Today on the water
5 °C
Observed at Oxtongue Lake, as of 8:00 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 | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 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 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -2 |
| 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 13. UV index 4 or moderate.
Weather: Oxtongue Lake (local forecast), as of 8:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Dorset, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT
Depth
9% of Minnow Lake is deeper than 10 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 1989 records a maximum depth of 24 m, drawn from 32 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.