Map of Wenebegon Lake with depth contours

Wenebegon Lake

47.3861° N, 83.0915° W

Depth contours from the government survey. Not for navigation.

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Wenebegon Lake is 6.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 27.3 km² and lies 21 km south of Kormak.

Maximum depth
6.1 m
shallower than 86% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
27.3 km²
larger than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
108 km
longer than 98% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Elevation
423 m

Today on the water

3.5 °C

Partly CloudyWind NNW 8 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
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. 5S 10var. 5SE 15
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.30.30.30.1
Temp. °C45810531-1
Precip. %303020200000

Today: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Chapleau (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:11 a.m.
Sunrise
7:42 a.m.
Sunset
6:55 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:26 p.m.
Moonrise
6:34 a.m.
Moonset
6:14 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

55% of Wenebegon 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 6.1 m, drawn from 58 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.