Map of Northpoint Lake with depth contours

Northpoint Lake

47.8081° N, 82.0934° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Northpoint Lake is 12 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.42 km² and lies 23 km north of Jerome.

Maximum depth
12 m
shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.42 km²
larger than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
13.2 km
longer than 80% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
382 m

Today on the water

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5S 10var. 5SE 15
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C3589531-1
Precip. %303020200000

Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Gogama (local forecast), as of 7:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:07 a.m.
Sunrise
7:38 a.m.
Sunset
6:51 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:22 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
6:10 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

40% of Northpoint Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 39% is deeper than 5 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 records a maximum depth of 12 m, drawn from 19 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.