Map of Sixteen Mile Pond

Sixteen Mile Pond

43.1708° N, 79.3294° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Sixteen Mile Pond covers 0.54 km², making it larger than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 4 km southwest of Port Dalhousie.

Government surveys have recorded 20 fish species here, including freshwater drum, bluegill and largemouth bass.

Area
0.54 km²
larger than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
7.5 km
longer than 65% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
20
more than 96% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
80 m

Today on the water

9.8 °C

Wind SW 10 km/h

Observed at Vineland, as of 3:00 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
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5E 10
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C6812161815128
Precip. %2020202020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening. Becoming clear overnight. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Vineland (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:44 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

St. Catharines, as of 2:00 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 5 government surveys (1974–2011) that recorded them.

  • Freshwater Drum4 of 5
  • Bluegill3 of 5
  • Largemouth Bass3 of 5
  • Pumpkinseed3 of 5
  • White Crappie3 of 5
  • Black Crappie2 of 5
  • Rainbow Trout2 of 5
  • Channel Catfish1 of 5
  • Yellow Perch1 of 5
Forage fish and other species (11)

Forage fish

  • Bluntnose Minnow 2
  • Alewife 1
  • Brook Silverside 1
  • Emerald Shiner 1
  • Gizzard Shad 1
  • Tadpole Madtom 1

Other

  • White Perch 5
  • Brown Bullhead 3
  • Common Carp 3
  • Green Sunfish 3
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Photos

Sixteen Mile Pond - panoramio (5)
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sixteen Mile Pond - panoramio (3)
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sixteen Mile Pond - panoramio
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons