Bass Lake
26 ft
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Survey readout
Bass Lake is mapped to a depth of 8 m (26 ft) on the Ontario MNRF survey and covers about 46 ha (113 acres) in Sudbury District, Ontario.
Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.
- Deepest mapped contour
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Surface area
- 46 ha (113 acres)
- Shoreline
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi) · irregular
- Fishing access
- No MNRF launch listed · check with French River Provincial Park
- In
- French River Provincial Park · Ontario Parks
Additional depth details3 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–8 m (26 ft)
- Deep-spot markers
- 8 m (26 ft)
Provenance
Sources: Ontario MNRF / LIO Bathymetry, Ontario FRI LiDAR DTM, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (Sentinel-2), processed by ontariolakedepths.com.
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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 Ontario LiDAR (FRI DTM) elevation, with a Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.
- Coordinates
- 45.94584, -80.86033
- MNRF lake ID
- 17-5103-50883
- Vertical exaggeration
- 2.8×
- Basemap
- Copernicus Sentinel-2 · ESA, via Microsoft Planetary Computer
- Model size
- 0.4 MB
Check the source: this lake’s record (17-5103-50883) 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 2026-09-26. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-29Bass Lake has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, well sheltered geometry, substantial nearby higher-volume roads.
On a canoe route · portages mapped. Portage trails end at this shoreline. Portages carry canoes over land between waters, and the ground around the lake in the 3D view is terrain those trails cross. Trail condition, length and elevation change are not measured here — check the park or canoe-route map before you go. Trails: OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Why this score?5 components
Included in the index
| Component | Rating | Points of weight | Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural setting | Excellent | 36.3 of 43 | 88% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (83% forest, 2% wetland; 9% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Excellent | 31.7 of 36 | mean fetch 561 m · 26% 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 | Modest | 1.1 of 21 | substantial nearby higher-volume roads · 736 Ontario Road Network segments 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
- Low — wide enough that wakes disperse over most of the lake
- 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
- High — 83% forest and 2% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
- Mapped wildlife habitat
- Mapped — Ontario MNRF has mapped moose aquatic feeding areas, moose wintering areas and deer wintering areas within 1 km of this lake. These are habitat records from provincial surveys, not animal counts; areas with nothing mapped may still hold wildlife. · Ontario MNRF Wildlife Values Area. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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Bass Lake — common questions
How deep is Bass Lake?
The deepest contour on the Ontario MNRF bathymetric survey of Bass Lake is 8 m (26 ft). That is the deepest depth the historical survey map records, which may differ from the deepest point of the lake itself.
How big is Bass Lake?
Bass Lake covers about 46 ha (113 acres) in Sudbury District, Ontario.
Is there public access to Bass Lake?
No fishing access point for Bass Lake appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline), but Bass Lake lies inside French River Provincial Park (Ontario Parks), which runs its own facilities and is not covered by that data. Check with the park for launch details.
