Snowshoe Lake
50.0701° N, 88.8948° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Snowshoe Lake, Ontario. 50.0701° N, 88.8948° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/snowshoe-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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey 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.
- 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).
Snowshoe Lake covers 2.29 km², making it larger than 83% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 27 km southeast of Armstrong.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including yellow perch, northern pike and cisco.
- Area
- 2.29 km²
- larger than 83% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 11.1 km
- longer than 76% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 65% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 290 m
Today on the water
-1.5 °C
Observed at Gull Bay, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 20 | SE 30 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 50 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing near midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Gull Bay (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:35 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:08 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:16 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:48 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 17 government surveys (2008–2008) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (5)
Forage fish
- Spottail Shiner 6
- Trout-Perch 6
- Emerald Shiner 5
- Blacknose Shiner 3
Other
- White Sucker 14
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 6. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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