Williams Lake
44.4035° N, 80.8338° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Williams Lake, Ontario. 44.4035° N, 80.8338° W
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borealbound.ca/lakes/on/williams-lake-near-owen-sound/, 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.
- 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).
Williams Lake covers 0.56 km², making it larger than 53% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 3 km west of Holland Centre.
Government surveys have recorded 9 fish species here, including smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rainbow trout.
- Area
- 0.56 km²
- larger than 53% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 5.3 km
- longer than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Water clarity
- 2.2 mSecchi depth, 2009
- less clear than 81% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 9
- more than 73% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 323 m
Today on the water
7.8 °C
Observed at Owen Sound, as of 6:00 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.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 15 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 10 | var. 5 | var. 5 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate.
Weather: Owen Sound (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:31 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:49 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:18 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:23 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:08 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Tiverton, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1971–1983) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (6)
Forage fish
- Bluntnose Minnow 5
- Creek Chub 2
- Common Shiner 1
- Sand Shiner 1
Other
- Green Sunfish 3
- White Sucker 2
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.