Primeau Lake
46.6464° N, 83.57° W
Depth contours from the 1966 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Primeau Lake, Ontario. 46.6464° N, 83.57° W
Maximum depth 27.4 m (1966 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/primeau-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).
Primeau Lake is 27.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.15 km² and lies 19 km northeast of Poplar Dale.
- Maximum depth
- 27.4 msurveyed 1966
- deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 1.15 km²
- larger than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 10.2 km
- longer than 74% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 399 m
Today on the water
10.6 °C
Observed at Sault Ste. Marie, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 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 | var. 5 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Becoming sunny this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Sault Ste. Marie (local forecast), as of 9:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:43 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:58 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:28 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:17 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
41% of Primeau Lake is deeper than 10 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 1966 records a maximum depth of 27.4 m, drawn from 17 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.