Map of Royal Lake with depth contours

Royal Lake

49.7404° N, 95.0445° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Royal Lake is 3 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 96% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.77 km² and lies 6.8 km southeast of Ingolf.

Maximum depth
3 m
shallower than 96% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
1.77 km²
larger than 79% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
13.5 km
longer than 81% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
1.9 mSecchi depth, 2017
less clear than 87% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
351 m

Today on the water

5.8 °C

Wind S 5 km/h

Observed at Whiteshell, as of 7:00 a.m. CDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time8 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/hSE 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h40404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C59111313121111
Precip. %06060600000

Today: Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 13. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Whiteshell (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:00 a.m.
Sunrise
7:32 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 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

The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 3 m, drawn from 8 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 19 years between 1997 and 2017; the latest annual mean is 1.9 m.

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

Getting on the water

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