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Map of Wilcox Lake with depth contours

Wilcox Lake

44.2277° N, 80.5564° W

Depth contours from the 2007 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Wilcox Lake, Ontario. 44.2277° N, 80.5564° W

Maximum depth 6 m (2007 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/wilcox-lake-near-flesherton/, 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).

Wilcox Lake is 6 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.26 km² and lies 3.7 km south of Flesherton.

Government surveys have recorded 11 fish species here, including pumpkinseed, rock bass and yellow perch.

Maximum depth
6 msurveyed 2007
shallower than 88% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
0.26 km²
smaller than 71% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
3.8 km
shorter than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
3.4 mSecchi depth, 2002
less clear than 54% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Fish species
11
more than 81% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Elevation
471 m

Today on the water

6.2 °C

Wind SW 3 km/h

Observed at Dundalk, as of 4:00 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.

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 15W 15NW 20NW 30NW 30NW 10var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C471114151185
Precip. %4040402020000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:00 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:17 p.m.
Moonrise
6:22 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 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

50% of Wilcox 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 from 2007 records a maximum depth of 6 m, drawn from 41 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 10 government surveys (1961–1983) that recorded them.

  • Pumpkinseed5 of 10
  • Rock Bass5 of 10
  • Yellow Perch3 of 10
  • Smallmouth Bass2 of 10Not recorded since 1968
  • Brook Trout1 of 10Not recorded since 1961
  • Walleye1 of 10Not recorded since 1968
Forage fish and other species (5)

Forage fish

  • Creek Chub 2
  • Golden Shiner 2
  • Fathead Minnow 1

Other

  • Brown Bullhead 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.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 6 years between 1995 and 2002; the latest annual mean is 3.4 m.

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