Map of Oak Lake with depth contours

Oak Lake

44.5988° N, 77.9126° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Oak Lake is 22 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 66% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.88 km² and lies 6.9 km east of Nephton.

Maximum depth
22 m
deeper than 66% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.88 km²
larger than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
18.8 km
longer than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
6.5 mSecchi depth, 2022
clearer than 94% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
254 m

Today on the water

1.7 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Apsley, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.30.30.1
Temp. °C59121410520
Precip. %4040402020000

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 6:00 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
5:56 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Peterborough, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

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

30% of Oak Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 31% 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 records a maximum depth of 22 m, drawn from 64 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 10 years between 1997 and 2022; the latest annual mean is 6.5 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)