Baby Lake
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Baby Lake covers about 0.6 ha (1.4 acres) in Algoma District, Ontario. The Ontario MNRF survey for this lake records a shoreline outline only, with no usable depth soundings, so a maximum depth cannot be stated.
Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.
Bathymetric depth unavailable. The source survey does not contain sufficient usable depth information to calculate lake depth for Baby Lake — the Ontario MNRF record carries a shoreline outline without depth soundings. Surface area, location, access and fishery information below are unaffected.
- Depth
- Bathymetric depth unavailable
- Surface area
- 0.6 ha (1.4 acres)
- Shoreline
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi) · lobed
- Fishing access
- No MNRF launch listed · check with Lake Superior Provincial Park
- In
- Lake Superior Provincial Park · Ontario Parks
Additional depth details
- Contour depths
- shoreline only
- Deep-spot markers
- None marked
Provenance
Sources: Ontario MNRF / LIO Bathymetry, Ontario FRI Leaf-On Imagery, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario, Copernicus DEM 30 m (© DLR/Airbus).
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Map details & sources5 sources
All layers registered to one bounding box; positions in WGS 84.
Survey-derived depth contours drape over Copernicus DEM (30 m) elevation, with a Ontario FRI aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.
- Coordinates
- 47.55785, -84.80934
- MNRF lake ID
- 16-6648-52693
- Vertical exaggeration
- 3.0× below the waterline; land at true scale
- Basemap
- Ontario FRI
- Model size
- 0.1 MB
Check the source: this lake’s record (16-6648-52693) in the Ontario MNRF bathymetry index, and the contour line layer the map is drawn from (Land Information Ontario open data, Open Government Licence – Ontario). Survey year: not recorded in the source. This model was built 2026-10-01. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-16Baby Lake has a mostly natural, lightly developed setting, well sheltered geometry, nearby higher-volume roads.
Why this score?5 components
Included in the index
| Component | Rating | Points of weight | Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural setting | Very Good | 31.4 of 43 | 78% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (77% forest, 1% wetland; 8% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Excellent | 35.7 of 36 | mean fetch 99 m · 100% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · short fetch in most directions |
| Motor & speed rules | Not modelled | — | Canada publishes vessel motor and speed restrictions as federal legal schedules, not map data, so they are not part of the Ontario index. Check local signage and Transport Canada rules before going out. |
| Public access | Not listed | — | No publicly listed MNRF fishing access point within 100 m of this shoreline. Municipal, private and informal launches are not all in this source, so this is not evidence that access is poor — the component is excluded and the remaining weights are renormalized. |
| Road isolation | Mixed | 8.1 of 21 | nearby higher-volume roads · 1 Ontario Road Network segment within 1.2 km (traffic estimated from road class, not measured) |
Additional paddling considerations
These describe the lake but are not part of the v1 Paddling Index and do not change the number above.
- Wake sensitivity
- High — narrow throughout — passing wakes would reach most of the water
- Observed motorized activity
- Unknown — No lake-level measurement of boat traffic is available. Legal permission to operate motors is not evidence of use.
- Wildlife habitat potential
- Moderate — 77% forest and 1% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
- Mapped wildlife habitat
- None mapped — Ontario MNRF has not mapped moose, deer or waterfowl habitat within 1 km of this lake. The province maps these areas where it has surveyed, so this is not evidence that wildlife is absent. · Ontario MNRF Wildlife Values Area. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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Baby Lake — common questions
How deep is Baby Lake?
The Ontario MNRF survey for Baby Lake contains no usable depth measurements, so a maximum depth cannot be stated.
How big is Baby Lake?
Baby Lake covers about 0.6 ha (1.4 acres) in Algoma District, Ontario.
Is there public access to Baby Lake?
No fishing access point for Baby Lake appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline), but Baby Lake lies inside Lake Superior Provincial Park (Ontario Parks), which runs its own facilities and is not covered by that data. Check with the park for launch details.
