Ross Lake
46.8099° N, 80.9534° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Ross Lake, Ontario. 46.8099° N, 80.9534° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/ross-lake-near-grand-sudbury/, 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Ross Lake covers 0.47 km², making it smaller than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 5.2 km east of Sellwood.
Government surveys have recorded 5 fish species here, including northern pike, walleye and yellow perch.
- Area
- 0.47 km²
- smaller than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 8.9 km
- longer than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 5
- more than 53% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 317 m
Today on the water
5.2 °C
Observed at Sudbury (Greater), as of 7:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Sudbury (Greater) (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:47 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:18 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:06 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Sudbury, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 1 government surveys (2011–2011) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (2)
Forage fish
- Common Shiner 1
Other
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 10. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Getting on the water
1 listed access point; 1 with parking listed.
- Shore access