Watersnake Lake
49.2624° N, 82.008° W
Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Watersnake Lake, Ontario. 49.2624° N, 82.008° W
Maximum depth 6.1 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/watersnake-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Fishing access points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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Watersnake Lake is 6.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 1.04 km² and lies 4.6 km southeast of Fauquier.
- Maximum depth
- 6.1 m
- shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 1.04 km²
- larger than 68% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 5.9 km
- longer than 56% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 9.1 mSecchi depth, 2024
- clearer than 99% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 225 m
Today on the water
2.8 °C
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.
| Time | 5 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/h | W 10 | NW 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 10 | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | |||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:49 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:21 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:31 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:08 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 6.1 m, drawn from 2 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Water
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2018 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 9.1 m.
Getting on the water
1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.
- Watersnake boat launch
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