Map of Sawyer Lake with depth contours

Sawyer Lake

45.6486° N, 78.9003° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Sawyer Lake is 16 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 50% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.48 km² and lies 17 km northeast of Kearney.

Maximum depth
16 m
deeper than 50% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.48 km²
smaller than 51% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
3.8 km
shorter than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
439 m

Today on the water

4.1 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Oxtongue Lake, as of 6:00 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.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 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/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C371113104-1-3
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 13. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Oxtongue Lake (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

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

69% of Sawyer Lake is deeper than 5 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 16 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.