Sunset Lake
48.2029° N, 89.9373° W
Depth contours from the 1970 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Sunset Lake, Ontario. 48.2029° N, 89.9373° W
Maximum depth 12 m (1970 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/sunset-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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fish stocking for recreational purposes, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Fishing access 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.
- 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).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Sunset 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 5.2 km southeast of Suomi.
Government surveys have recorded 1 fish species here: brook trout.
- Maximum depth
- 12 msurveyed 1970
- 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
- 4.8 km
- shorter than 53% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 4.2 mSecchi depth, 2019
- clearer than 66% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 1
- fewer than 100% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 444 m
Today on the water
-1.3 °C
Observed at Kakabeka Falls, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 10 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.
Weather: Kakabeka Falls (local forecast), as of 5:07 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:10 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:22 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:53 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:03 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Thunder Bay, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
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Depth
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 1970 records a maximum depth of 12 m, drawn from 4 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.
Fish
- Brook TroutStocked
Stocking
Brook Trout69,998 fish in 11 years, most recently 2026
All stocking records (12)
| Year | Species | Fish | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brook Trout | 7,000 | Yearlings |
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 8,000 | Yearlings |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 5,000 | Yearlings |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 8,000 | Yearlings |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 5,000 | Yearlings |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | 5,000 | Yearlings |
| 2020 | Brook Trout | 7,000 | Yearlings |
| 2019 | Brook Trout | 5,000 | Yearlings |
| 2018 | Brook Trout | 5,000 | Yearlings |
| 2017 | Brook Trout | 7,000 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Brook Trout | 4,000 | Yearlings |
| 2016 | Brook Trout | 3,998 | Fingerlings |
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 6. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 2 years between 2018 and 2019; the latest annual mean is 4.2 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Sunset Lake Access
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