Raven Lake
45.2157° N, 78.8565° W
Depth contours from the 1977 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Raven Lake, Ontario. 45.2157° N, 78.8565° W
Maximum depth 36.6 m (1977 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/raven-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Raven Lake is 36.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 5.99 km² and lies 2.4 km south of Russell Landing.
- Maximum depth
- 36.6 msurveyed 1977
- deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 5.99 km²
- larger than 93% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 50.4 km
- longer than 96% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.1 mSecchi depth, 2024
- clearer than 66% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 349 m
Today on the water
6.2 °C
Observed at Oxtongue Lake, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 12 p.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 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 4 or moderate.
Weather: Oxtongue Lake (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Dorset, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
Depth
The government depth survey from 1977 records a maximum depth of 36.6 m, drawn from 48 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 27 years between 1998 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 4.1 m.
Getting on the water
2 listed access points, one of them a boat launch; 2 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
Northeast shore
- Deer Lake - 1087 Camp Dorset Rd
West shore
- Boat launch