Gargantua Lake
85 ft
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Gargantua Lake is mapped to a depth of 26 m (85 ft) on the Ontario MNRF survey and covers about 53 ha (130 acres) in Algoma District, Ontario. Depths come from the Ontario MNRF survey of 1978.
Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.
- Deepest mapped contour
- 26 m (85 ft)
- Survey year
- 1978
- Surface area
- 53 ha (130 acres)
- Shoreline
- 6.2 km (3.9 mi) · irregular
- Fishing access
- No MNRF launch listed · check with Lake Superior Provincial Park
- In
- Lake Superior Provincial Park · Ontario Parks
Additional depth details15 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–26 m (85 ft)
- Deep-spot markers
- 26 m (85 ft)
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
- 47.62784, -84.89464
- MNRF lake ID
- 16-6582-52769
- Vertical exaggeration
- 1.4×
- Basemap
- Ontario FRI
- Model size
- 2.1 MB
Check the source: this lake’s record (16-6582-52769) 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: 1978. This model was built 2026-09-08. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-16Gargantua Lake has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, generally sheltered geometry, little nearby major-road exposure.
Why this score?5 components
Included in the index
| Component | Rating | Points of weight | Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural setting | Excellent | 40.5 of 43 | 94% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (92% forest, 2% wetland; 0% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Very Good | 29.8 of 36 | mean fetch 634 m · 23% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · generally short fetch |
| 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 | Excellent | 21.4 of 21 | relatively isolated from major roads · 0 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 — 92% forest and 2% 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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Gargantua Lake — common questions
How deep is Gargantua Lake?
The deepest contour on the Ontario MNRF bathymetric survey of Gargantua Lake is 26 m (85 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 Gargantua Lake?
Gargantua Lake covers about 53 ha (130 acres) in Algoma District, Ontario.
Is there public access to Gargantua Lake?
No fishing access point for Gargantua Lake appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline), but Gargantua 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.
