Map of Mishi Lake with depth contours

Mishi Lake

48.0794° N, 85.3592° W

Depth contours from the 1970 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Mishi Lake is 64 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 97% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.17 km² and lies 35 km west of Michipicoten.

Maximum depth
64 msurveyed 1970
deeper than 97% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.17 km²
larger than 82% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
8.4 km
longer than 69% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
417 m

Today on the water

5.6 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 4 km/h

Observed at Wawa, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20SW 10SE 10SE 10SE 10SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.10.1
Temp. °C591274158
Precip. %00000303020

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Wawa (local forecast), as of 10:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:21 a.m.
Sunrise
7:52 a.m.
Sunset
7:04 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:35 p.m.
Moonrise
6:44 a.m.
Moonset
6:22 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

8% of Mishi Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 40% is deeper than 30 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 1970 records a maximum depth of 64 m, drawn from 19 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.