Map of Storm Lake with depth contours

Storm Lake

50.4041° N, 86.5241° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Storm Lake is 6.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 4.91 km² and lies 26 km north of Nakina.

Maximum depth
6.1 m
shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
4.91 km²
larger than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
25.3 km
longer than 91% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
293 m

Today on the water

-0.8 °C

SunnyWind SW 11 km/hfeels like -5 °C

Observed at Greenstone (Nakina), as of 8:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5W 20W 20var. 5SE 10S 10SE 10SE 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C26997543
Precip. %0000004040

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

Weather: Greenstone (Nakina) (local forecast), as of 8:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:26 a.m.
Sunrise
7:59 a.m.
Sunset
7:06 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:39 p.m.
Moonrise
6:50 a.m.
Moonset
6:25 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

86% of Storm Lake is shallower than 3 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 6.1 m, drawn from 24 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.