Sword Lake
49.9926° N, 94.7769° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Sword Lake, Ontario. 49.9926° N, 94.7769° W
Maximum depth 27.4 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/sword-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.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 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).
Sword Lake is 27.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.76 km² and lies 5.9 km west of Minaki.
- Maximum depth
- 27.4 m
- deeper than 74% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 3.76 km²
- larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 24 km
- longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 328 m
Today on the water
6.6 °C
Observed at Kenora, as of 6:00 a.m. CDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 4 p.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this afternoon. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Kenora (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
40% of Sword Lake is deeper than 10 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 27.4 m, drawn from 21 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.