Map of Rutter Lake with depth contours

Rutter Lake

49.0736° N, 92.2004° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Rutter Lake is 18.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 4 km² and lies 37 km north of Flanders.

Maximum depth
18.3 m
deeper than 54% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
4 km²
larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
23 km
longer than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
421 m

Today on the water

-1 °C

Wind calmfeels like -2 °C

Observed at Mine Centre, as of 5:00 a.m. CDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hSE 10var. 5SE 15E 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h40404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C36121615131012
Precip. %20202020202000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Mine Centre (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:48 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:30 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:13 a.m.
Moonset
5:49 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

49% of Rutter Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 16% is deeper than 10 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 records a maximum depth of 18.3 m, drawn from 14 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.