Map of Three Mile Lake with depth contours

Three Mile Lake

45.9897° N, 78.9011° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Three Mile Lake is 36.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 4.15 km² and lies 9.6 km south of Kiosk.

Maximum depth
36.6 m
deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
4.15 km²
larger than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
19.5 km
longer than 87% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
373 m

Today on the water

4.1 °C

ClearWind W 9 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 8 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/hW 10W 10NW 20W 20NW 20N 10NE 10E 10
Gusts km/h40
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C54711141164
Precip. %3030302020000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: North Bay (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

North Bay, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

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

10% of Three Mile Lake is deeper than 20 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 36.6 m, drawn from 22 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.