Salmon Lake
44.8172° N, 78.4458° W
Depth contours from the 1963 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Salmon Lake, Ontario. 44.8172° N, 78.4458° W
Maximum depth 29.3 m (1963 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/salmon-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Salmon Lake is 29.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 78% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.82 km² and lies 2 km southeast of Fortescue.
- Maximum depth
- 29.3 msurveyed 1963
- deeper than 78% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 1.82 km²
- larger than 79% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 12 km
- longer than 78% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 8.3 mSecchi depth, 2024
- clearer than 98% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 324 m
Today on the water
4.9 °C
Observed at Apsley, as of 3:00 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.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Apsley (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:52 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:08 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Peterborough, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
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Depth
The government depth survey from 1963 records a maximum depth of 29.3 m, drawn from 25 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 16 years between 1996 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 8.3 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
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