Map of Slim Jim Lake with depth contours

Slim Jim Lake

49.6436° N, 85.7475° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Slim Jim Lake is 36.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 2.48 km² and lies 9.2 km north of Stevens.

Maximum depth
36.6 m
deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
2.48 km²
larger than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
15.9 km
longer than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
248 m

Today on the water

1 °C

SunnyWind SSW 4 km/h

Observed at Greenstone (Geraldton), as of 9:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.

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/hvar. 5W 20W 20SW 10SE 10SE 10SE 10SE 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C381073357
Precip. %0000003030

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 10. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Greenstone (Geraldton) (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:23 a.m.
Sunrise
7:55 a.m.
Sunset
7:04 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:36 p.m.
Moonrise
6:46 a.m.
Moonset
6:22 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

55% of Slim Jim Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 13% 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 records a maximum depth of 36.6 m, drawn from 23 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.