Pickard Lake
46.8219° N, 84.27° W
Depth contours from the 2025 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Pickard Lake, Ontario. 46.8219° N, 84.27° W
Maximum depth 14 m (2025 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/pickard-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Pickard Lake is 14 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 58% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.13 km² and lies 6.6 km east of Harmony Beach.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: brook trout.
- Maximum depth
- 14 msurveyed 2025
- shallower than 58% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 1.13 km²
- larger than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 12.6 km
- longer than 79% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 1
- fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 397 m
Today on the water
10.8 °C
Observed at Sault Ste. Marie, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | E 20 | SE 30 | E 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 5.
Weather: Sault Ste. Marie (local forecast), as of 5:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:16 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:46 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:01 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:31 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:39 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:19 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Sault Ste. Marie, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
Follow this lake by email: a weekly summary of conditions.
Depth
The government depth survey from 2025 records a maximum depth of 14 m, drawn from 27 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.
Fish
- Brook TroutStocked
Stocking
Brook Trout14,625 fish in 11 years, most recently 2026
All stocking records (11)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brook Trout | 750 | Yearlings |
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | Yearlings |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | Yearlings |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 975 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 900 | Yearlings |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | Yearlings |
| 2020 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | Yearlings |
| 2019 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | Yearlings |
| 2017 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | Yearlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 10. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Tupper Lake Boat Launch
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