Map of Tooms Lake with depth contours

Tooms Lake

47.6826° N, 82.9582° W

Depth contours from the 1983 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Tooms Lake is 12 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.39 km² and lies 5 km north of Kormak.

Maximum depth
12 msurveyed 1983
shallower than 68% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.39 km²
smaller than 58% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
3.4 km
shorter than 69% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
399 m

Today on the water

5.1 °C

ClearWind SSW 5 km/h

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

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 20NW 20W 20W 10var. 5SE 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C325911841
Precip. %303020200000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light late this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Chapleau (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:11 a.m.
Sunrise
7:42 a.m.
Sunset
6:55 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:25 p.m.
Moonrise
6:34 a.m.
Moonset
6:13 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

59% of Tooms Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 29% 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 1983 records a maximum depth of 12 m, drawn from 6 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.