Map of Trident Lake with depth contours

Trident Lake

50.7509° N, 95.0179° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Trident Lake is 5 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.47 km² and lies 30 km north of Werner Lake.

Maximum depth
5 m
shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.47 km²
larger than 88% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
29 km
longer than 92% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
354 m

Today on the water

7.7 °C

Wind SE 7 km/h

Observed at Bissett, as of 3:00 a.m. CDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northwest 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/hSE 10SE 10SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C3591316151514
Precip. %00606060000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low plus 3.

Weather: Bissett (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:00 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 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

24% of Trident Lake is shallower than 1 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 5 m, drawn from 32 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.