Map of South Lake with depth contours

South Lake

49.4551° N, 84.5953° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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South Lake is 9.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.76 km² and lies 27 km north of Cree.

Maximum depth
9.1 m
shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.76 km²
larger than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
10.5 km
longer than 75% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
287 m

Today on the water

2.2 °C

Wind NW 6 km/h

Observed at Hornepayne, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.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/hNW 10NW 10W 20W 20W 20var. 5SE 10SE 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C10379974
Precip. %3000000020

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low minus 1.

Weather: Hornepayne (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:18 a.m.
Sunrise
7:50 a.m.
Sunset
6:59 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:31 p.m.
Moonrise
6:42 a.m.
Moonset
6:18 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

50% of South Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 26% is deeper than 5 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 9.1 m, drawn from 5 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.