Old Shoes Lake
52.2243° N, 94.2901° W
Depth contours from the 1977 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Old Shoes Lake, Ontario. 52.2243° N, 94.2901° W
Maximum depth 15 m (1977 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/old-shoes-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.
- 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).
Old Shoes Lake is 15 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 56% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 30.6 km² and lies 9.7 km north of Poplar Hill.
- Maximum depth
- 15 msurveyed 1977
- shallower than 56% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 30.6 km²
- larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 186 km
- longer than 99% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 325 m
Today on the water
2 °C
Observed at Pikangikum, as of 6:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the east: the east shore is sheltered, waves build toward the west shore.
| Time | 7 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/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 20 | E 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | |||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Today: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Pikangikum (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:09 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
59% of Old Shoes Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 25% 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 from 1977 records a maximum depth of 15 m, drawn from 78 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.