Map of Purdy Lake with depth contours

Purdy Lake

45.3428° N, 77.7333° W

Depth contours from the 1983 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Purdy Lake is 28 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 77% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.38 km² and lies beside Purdy.

Maximum depth
28 msurveyed 1983
deeper than 77% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
1.38 km²
larger than 74% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
6.5 km
longer than 60% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.7 mSecchi depth, 2002
clearer than 74% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
384 m

Today on the water

2.5 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Barry's Bay, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time6 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/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C359121162-1
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Barry's Bay (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:36 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:05 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:54 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

45% of Purdy 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 1983 records a maximum depth of 28 m, drawn from 25 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Total phosphorus (µg/L)