Sandy Lake
49.785° N, 94.6756° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Sandy Lake, Ontario. 49.785° N, 94.6756° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/sandy-lake-near-kenora/, 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.
- 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).
Sandy Lake covers 2.79 km², making it larger than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 8.5 km west of Keewatin.
- Area
- 2.79 km²
- larger than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 10.5 km
- longer than 75% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 3 mSecchi depth, 2014
- less clear than 64% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 316 m
Today on the water
6.6 °C
Observed at Kenora, as of 6:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:24 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 7 years between 2001 and 2014; the latest annual mean is 3 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Sandy Lake Access Point-keap09