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Map of Wollaston Lake with depth contours

Wollaston Lake

44.8407° N, 77.836° W

Depth contours from the 1962 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Wollaston Lake, Ontario. 44.8407° N, 77.836° W

Maximum depth 30.5 m (1962 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/wollaston-lake/, 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.
  • Fishing access 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).
  • Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Wollaston Lake is 30.5 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 3.77 km² and lies 1.4 km south of Coe Hill.

Maximum depth
30.5 msurveyed 1962
deeper than 79% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
3.77 km²
larger than 89% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
16.2 km
longer than 84% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.4 mSecchi depth, 2023
clearer than 71% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
311 m

Today on the water

4.9 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Apsley, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

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

Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.3
Temp. °C45912141052
Precip. %20404040202000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Apsley (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 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

32% of Wollaston Lake is shallower than 3 m, and 35% is deeper than 10 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 1962 records a maximum depth of 30.5 m, drawn from 25 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 22 years between 1997 and 2023; the latest annual mean is 4.4 m.

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

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.