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Turtle Lake

48.063° N, 80.62° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Turtle Lake, Ontario. 48.063° N, 80.62° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/turtle-lake-near-matachewan/, 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.
  • Aquatic Resource Area survey 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.
  • 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).

Turtle Lake covers 1.61 km², making it larger than 77% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 13 km north of Matachewan.

Government surveys have recorded 6 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch.

Area
1.61 km²
larger than 77% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
17.6 km
longer than 86% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
6
more than 57% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
326 m

Today on the water

4.3 °C

Wind NW 6 km/h

Observed at Kirkland Lake, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5SE 10SE 10SE 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C4699520-3
Precip. %303020200000

Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 9. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Kirkland Lake (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:45 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:16 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
6:03 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.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 3 government surveys (2016–2016) that recorded them.

  • Northern Pike1 of 3
  • Yellow Perch1 of 3
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Mottled Sculpin 2
  • Blacknose Shiner 1
  • Longnose Dace 1

Other

  • White Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 8. Check seasons and limits before you fish.