Southbear Lake
47.5213° N, 80.5507° W
Depth contours from the 2002 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Southbear Lake, Ontario. 47.5213° N, 80.5507° W
Maximum depth 12 m (2002 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/southbear-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- 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.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
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Southbear Lake is 12 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.64 km² and lies 21 km southeast of Gowganda.
- Maximum depth
- 12 msurveyed 2002
- shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.64 km²
- larger than 57% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 4.2 km
- shorter than 59% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 391 m
Today on the water
5.3 °C
Observed at Earlton, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 | NW 15 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 9. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Earlton (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:23 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:04 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
47% of Southbear Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 33% 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 from 2002 records a maximum depth of 12 m, drawn from 45 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.