Lakes near Marathon
11 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Marathon, Ontario. The closest is Handle Lake, 34 km east. 8 have sport-fish survey records and 3 have at least one listed boat launch.
- Closest
- 34 km E
- Handle Lake
- Largest
- 60.9 km²
- White Lake
- Deepest (surveyed)
- 91 m
- Santoy Lake
- Most sport-fish species
- 7
- White Lake
- Clearest
- 3.2 m Secchi
- White Lake
Fishing
Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: northern pike (5), yellow perch (5), walleye (4), lake trout (3), burbot (2) and lake whitefish (2).
2 of these lakes have been stocked.
Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.
Every lake, nearest first
| Lake | Distance | Area km² | Max depth m | Sport fish | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handle LakeThunder Bay | 34 km E | 0.32 | Yellow Perch | ||
| Herrick LakeThunder Bay | 35 km E | 5.07 | Northern Pike, Walleye, Lake Whitefish +1 | ||
| Spangle LakeThunder Bay | 37 km E | 1.41 | Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye | ||
| Santoy LakeThunder Bay | 38 km W | 9.98 | 91 | 1 | |
| Little Cedar LakeThunder Bay | 39 km E | 1.88 | |||
| Eric LakeThunder Bay | 42 km W | 0.22 | 36 | Brook Trout | |
| Fishnet LakeThunder Bay | 43 km W | 0.46 | 78 | ||
| Cairngorm LakeThunder Bay | 46 km NW | 7.07 | 61 | Northern Pike, Lake Trout | |
| White LakeThunder Bay | 48 km E | 60.9 | 46 | Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch +4 | 4 |
| Fearless LakeThunder Bay | 48 km E | 1.17 | 40 | Lake Trout | |
| Dunc LakeThunder Bay | 49 km E | 1.94 | 18 | Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch +1 | 3 |
Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.