Shikwamkwa Lake
48.0942° N, 84.1425° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Shikwamkwa Lake, Ontario. 48.0942° N, 84.1425° W
Maximum depth 53.3 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/shikwamkwa-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.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 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).
- Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Shikwamkwa Lake is 53.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 95% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 5.15 km² and lies beside Dalton Mills.
- Maximum depth
- 53.3 m
- deeper than 95% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 5.15 km²
- larger than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 35.6 km
- longer than 94% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 326 m
Today on the water
2.1 °C
Observed at Wawa, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 10 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/h | var. 5 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Wawa (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:16 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:47 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:59 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:30 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:39 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:18 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
22% of Shikwamkwa Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 10% is deeper than 30 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 53.3 m, drawn from 69 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.
Getting on the water
2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.
- Shikwamka
- Boat launch