Salmon Lake
45.2538° N, 79.9668° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Salmon Lake, Ontario. 45.2538° N, 79.9668° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/salmon-lake-near-parry-sound/, 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.
- 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.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, 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).
Salmon Lake covers 0.76 km², making it larger than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 5.7 km west of Blackstone Lake.
- Area
- 0.76 km²
- larger than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 8.3 km
- longer than 68% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 3.1 mSecchi depth, 2023
- less clear than 60% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 211 m
Today on the water
9.2 °C
Observed at Parry Sound, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 5 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/h | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 5.
Weather: Parry Sound (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:20 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Parry Sound, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 18 years between 1998 and 2023; the latest annual mean is 3.1 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
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