Portelance Lake
46.7991° N, 82.7167° W
Depth contours from the 1974 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Portelance Lake, Ontario. 46.7991° N, 82.7167° W
Maximum depth 12.2 m (1974 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/portelance-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.
- 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).
Portelance Lake is 12.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.84 km² and lies 47 km north of Elliot Lake.
- Maximum depth
- 12.2 msurveyed 1974
- shallower than 65% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.84 km²
- larger than 63% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 9.5 km
- longer than 72% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 477 m
Today on the water
11.1 °C
Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:10 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:40 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:54 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:25 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:13 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
The government depth survey from 1974 records a maximum depth of 12.2 m, drawn from 9 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. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch