Plateau Lake
48.7395° N, 91.4829° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Plateau Lake, Ontario. 48.7395° N, 91.4829° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/plateau-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.
- Fishing access points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
Plateau Lake covers 6.75 km², making it larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 9 km southwest of Sapawe.
- Area
- 6.75 km²
- larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 48.3 km
- longer than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 1.8 mSecchi depth, 2018
- less clear than 90% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 433 m
Today on the water
0.4 °C
Observed at Atikokan, as of 8:00 a.m. EST
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest 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 | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Increasing cloudiness this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 16. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Atikokan (local forecast), as of 8:03 a.m. EST
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:45 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:10 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2014 and 2018; the latest annual mean is 1.8 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Plateau Lake Access Point