Map of Old Mans Lake with depth contours

Old Mans Lake

45.609° N, 79.6452° W

Depth contours from the 1980 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Old Mans Lake is 8 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.92 km² and lies 1.5 km west of Port Anson.

Maximum depth
8 msurveyed 1980
shallower than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.92 km²
larger than 65% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.7 km
longer than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
291 m

Today on the water

9.8 °C

Observed at Dunchurch, as of 7:00 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.

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/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C6913148421
Precip. %303020200000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Dunchurch (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Parry Sound, as of 7:00 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

27% of Old Mans Lake is shallower than 3 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 1980 records a maximum depth of 8 m, drawn from 8 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.