Lakes near Oshawa

10 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Oshawa, Ontario. The closest is Chalk Lake, 20 km northwest. 9 have sport-fish survey records and 2 have at least one listed boat launch.

Closest
20 km NW
Chalk Lake
Largest
95.4 km²
Rice Lake
Deepest (surveyed)
32 m
Bond Lake
Most sport-fish species
11
Rice Lake
Clearest
5 m Secchi
Chalk Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: pumpkinseed (9), largemouth bass (7), walleye (5), yellow perch (5), bluegill (4) and rock bass (4).

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.

10 km25 km50 kmNChalk Lake · 20.3 kmLake Scugog · 23.4 kmMusselman Lake · 36.8 kmWagner Lake · 39.2 kmPreston Lake · 43.4 kmMud Lake · 43.6 kmSt. George Lake · 46.9 kmWilcox Lake · 47.3 kmBond Lake · 48.3 kmRice Lake · 48.6 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fishLaunches
Chalk LakeDurham20 km NW0.2Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed
Lake ScugogKawartha Lakes23 km N66.46Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill +69
Musselman LakeYork37 km W0.486
Wagner LakeDurham39 km NW0.396Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed
Preston LakeYork43 km W0.275Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass
Mud LakeDurham44 km NW0.213Pumpkinseed
St. George LakeYork47 km W0.1Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass +4
Wilcox LakeYork47 km W0.5716Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch +7
Bond LakeYork48 km W0.1832Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Channel Catfish +2
Rice LakePeterborough49 km NE95.411Yellow Perch, Walleye, Bluegill +810

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.