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West Pond

43.2706° N, 79.9304° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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West Pond, Ontario. 43.2706° N, 79.9304° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/west-pond/, 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

West Pond covers 1.68 km², making it larger than 78% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 1.7 km northeast of West Hamilton.

Government surveys have recorded 12 fish species here, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch.

Area
1.68 km²
larger than 78% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
24.6 km
longer than 90% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Fish species
12
more than 81% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
74 m

Today on the water

5.1 °C

Mainly ClearWind W 10 km/h

Observed at Hamilton, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5E 10E 10
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C6101518171287
Precip. %202020200000

Today: Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 19. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Hamilton (local forecast), as of 5:08 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Hamilton West, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

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 (2010–2019) that recorded them.

  • Largemouth Bass1 of 3
  • Smallmouth Bass1 of 3
  • Yellow Perch1 of 3
Forage fish and other species (9)

Forage fish

  • Alewife 1
  • Blacknose Dace 1
  • Brook Silverside 1
  • Creek Chub 1

Other

  • Brown Bullhead 1
  • Round Goby 1
  • Rudd 1
  • White Perch 1
  • White Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.