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Raft Lake

48.9174° N, 91.5469° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Raft Lake, Ontario. 48.9174° N, 91.5469° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/raft-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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

Raft Lake covers 21.5 km², making it larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 13 km northeast of Steep Rock Lake.

Government surveys have recorded 13 fish species here, including burbot, cisco and lake whitefish.

Area
21.5 km²
larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
131 km
longer than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
13
more than 84% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
412 m

Today on the water

-1 °C

Wind calmfeels like -2 °C

Observed at Atikokan, as of 5:00 a.m. EST

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

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/hvar. 5var. 5var. 5SE 10SE 10SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C-141115131089
Precip. %00000000

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 5:03 a.m. EST

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:46 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

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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys that recorded them.

  • Burbot1 of 1
  • Cisco1 of 1
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 1
  • Northern Pike1 of 1
  • Smallmouth Bass1 of 1
  • Walleye1 of 1
  • Yellow Perch1 of 1
Forage fish and other species (6)

Forage fish

  • Deepwater Sculpin 1
  • Logperch 1
  • Mimic Shiner 1
  • Spottail Shiner 1
  • Trout-Perch 1

Other

  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 5. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.