Quirke Lake
46.4852° N, 82.5561° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Quirke Lake, Ontario. 46.4852° N, 82.5561° W
Maximum depth 102.4 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/quirke-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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey 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.
- 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.
Quirke Lake is 102.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 99% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 20.7 km² and lies 8.5 km north of Nordic Townsite.
Government surveys have recorded 18 fish species here, including rock bass, cisco and lake trout.
- Maximum depth
- 102.4 m
- deeper than 99% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 20.7 km²
- larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 55 km
- longer than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 9.2 mSecchi depth, 2025
- clearer than 99% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 18
- more than 94% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 338 m
Today on the water
10 °C
Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 10 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 10 | var. 5 | var. 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low plus 5.
Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:09 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:54 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:24 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:13 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
31% of Quirke Lake is deeper than 50 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 records a maximum depth of 102.4 m, drawn from 44 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
Sport fish by the share of the 97 government surveys (2009–2019) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (10)
Forage fish
- Bluntnose Minnow 4
- Blacknose Shiner 3
- Common Shiner 3
- Johnny Darter 3
- Iowa Darter 2
- Rainbow Smelt 2
- Slimy Sculpin 2
- Spoonhead Sculpin 2
Other
- White Sucker 24
- Round Whitefish 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Eating your catch
The provincial guide to eating fish (2026) sets limits for 3 species from Quirke Lake. Maximum meals per month:
| Species | Length | General population | Sensitive population* | Contaminant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trout | 50-55 cm | 2 | Do not eat | PCB |
| Northern Pike | 50-55 cm | 16 | 8 | Mercury |
| Smallmouth Bass | 35-40 cm | 16 | 8 | Mercury, PCB |
* As defined in the guide, including children and people who are or may become pregnant. Limits are for the length the guide lists most often; they change with the size of the fish. Read the official guide
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 10. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 5 years between 2019 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 9.2 m.
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