Pelican Lake
50.1115° N, 91.9612° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Pelican Lake, Ontario. 50.1115° N, 91.9612° W
Maximum depth 30.5 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/pelican-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Pelican Lake is 30.5 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 22.9 km² and lies 1.5 km northeast of Sioux Lookout.
- Maximum depth
- 30.5 m
- deeper than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 22.9 km²
- larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 88.8 km
- longer than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 355 m
Today on the water
3.1 °C
Observed at Sioux Lookout, as of 8:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries early this morning. 60 percent chance of rain this afternoon. High 12. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Sioux Lookout (local forecast), as of 8:02 a.m. CDT
Water level
Pelican Lake at Sioux Lookout: 356.74 m at 6:30 a.m. CDT: 20 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 05QA006
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:48 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:01 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
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 30.5 m, drawn from 53 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.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- West Point Cove Boat Launch
Photos
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