Map of Round Lake with depth contours

Round Lake

45.4647° N, 79.406° W

Depth contours from the 1972 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Round Lake is 15.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.92 km² and lies 2 km southwest of Fern Glen.

Maximum depth
15.2 msurveyed 1972
shallower than 55% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
1.92 km²
larger than 80% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
9.1 km
longer than 71% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.6 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 52% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
304 m

Today on the water

7.4 °C

ClearWind NNW 13 km/h

Observed at Burk's Falls, as of 4:00 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.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time5 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/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.30.3
Temp. °C2481213830
Precip. %4040402020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Burk's Falls (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:56 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:18 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

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

31% of Round Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 55% 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 1972 records a maximum depth of 15.2 m, drawn from 7 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2023 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.6 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.