Map of Walkom Lake with depth contours

Walkom Lake

49.6679° N, 82.2926° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Walkom Lake is 7.6 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 80% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.99 km² and lies 29 km north of Kapuskasing.

Maximum depth
7.6 m
shallower than 80% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.99 km²
larger than 67% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
5.7 km
longer than 54% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
206 m

Today on the water

2.8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WNW 10 km/h

Observed at Kapuskasing, as of 4:00 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
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/hW 10NW 20W 20W 20W 10var. 5var. 5SE 10
Gusts km/h40
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C11479631
Precip. %20202000000

Tonight: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: Kapuskasing (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:09 a.m.
Sunrise
7:41 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:22 p.m.
Moonrise
6:32 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 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

83% of Walkom Lake is shallower than 3 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 7.6 m, drawn from 12 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.