Shawanaga Lake
45.5674° N, 79.9708° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Shawanaga Lake, Ontario. 45.5674° N, 79.9708° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/shawanaga-lake/, 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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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).
Shawanaga Lake covers 2.46 km², making it larger than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 1.7 km west of Fairholme.
- Area
- 2.46 km²
- larger than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 27 km
- longer than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 2.8 mSecchi depth, 2009
- less clear than 69% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 244 m
Today on the water
9.2 °C
Observed at Dunchurch, 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 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 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 4.
Weather: Dunchurch (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT
Water level
Shawanaga River below Shawanaga Lake: 5.61 m at 3:20 a.m. EDT: 34 cm below the median for this time of year, below the normal range.
Normal range (25th–75th percentile, HYDAT) Last 7 days
Provisional real-time data, subject to revision. hydrometric station 02EA021
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:44 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
1 low risk
Parry Sound, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
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Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 14 years between 1996 and 2009; the latest annual mean is 2.8 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch; 1 with parking listed. marks launches on the map.
- Boat launch
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Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast, the water level at the nearest gauge and any weather alerts in effect.