Map of Saunders Lake with depth contours

Saunders Lake

46.5753° N, 83.5033° W

Depth contours from the 1964 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Saunders Lake is 45.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.98 km² and lies 15 km northeast of Dunns Valley.

Maximum depth
45.7 msurveyed 1964
deeper than 92% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.98 km²
larger than 67% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
8.7 km
longer than 70% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
393 m

Today on the water

11.1 °C

Mainly SunnyWind WSW 15 km/h

Observed at Blind River, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5E 10E 10E 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.10.1
Temp. °C81113139658
Precip. %2020000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Blind River (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:13 a.m.
Sunrise
7:43 a.m.
Sunset
6:58 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:35 a.m.
Moonset
6:16 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

22% of Saunders Lake is deeper than 20 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 from 1964 records a maximum depth of 45.7 m, drawn from 26 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.