Map of Rainy Lake with depth contours

Rainy Lake

44.8989° N, 77.33° W

Depth contours from the 1981 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Rainy Lake is 16 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 50% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.43 km² and lies 8.7 km south of Massanoga.

Maximum depth
16 msurveyed 1981
deeper than 50% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.43 km²
smaller than 54% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
3.9 km
shorter than 62% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
326 m

Today on the water

4.9 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Kaladar, as of 3:00 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
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C3591214941
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.

Weather: Kaladar (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:48 a.m.
Sunrise
7:17 a.m.
Sunset
6:34 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:04 p.m.
Moonrise
6:09 a.m.
Moonset
5:53 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

19% of Rainy Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 74% is deeper than 5 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 1981 records a maximum depth of 16 m, drawn from 11 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.