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Map of Upper Shebandowan Lake with depth contours

Upper Shebandowan Lake

48.6335° N, 90.4461° W

Depth contours from the 1972 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Upper Shebandowan Lake, Ontario. 48.6335° N, 90.4461° W

Maximum depth 36.6 m (1972 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/upper-shebandowan-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.
  • 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.
  • Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).

Upper Shebandowan Lake is 36.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 19.2 km² and lies 1.5 km southwest of Kashabowie.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including cisco, lake whitefish and burbot.

Maximum depth
36.6 msurveyed 1972
deeper than 85% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
19.2 km²
larger than 97% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
95.5 km
longer than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
2.7 mSecchi depth, 2023
less clear than 70% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Fish species
12
more than 81% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
448 m

Today on the water

-2.5 °C

Wind calmfeels like -3 °C

Observed at Upsala, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hvar. 5var. 5S 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20SE 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C0-27141411119
Precip. %00000000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening then clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 2.

Weather: Upsala (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:41 a.m.
Sunrise
8:13 a.m.
Sunset
7:24 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:55 p.m.
Moonrise
7:06 a.m.
Moonset
6:43 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

7% of Upper Shebandowan 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 from 1972 records a maximum depth of 36.6 m, drawn from 38 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 4 government surveys (2008–2013) that recorded them.

  • Cisco3 of 4
  • Lake Whitefish3 of 4
  • Burbot2 of 4
  • Northern Pike2 of 4
  • Smallmouth Bass2 of 4
  • Walleye2 of 4
  • Yellow Perch2 of 4
  • Lake Trout1 of 4
Forage fish and other species (4)

Forage fish

  • Mottled Sculpin 3
  • Trout-Perch 2
  • Blacknose Shiner 1

Other

  • White Sucker 2

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 6. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 23 years between 2000 and 2023; the latest annual mean is 2.7 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)