Lake Abitibi
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Lake Abitibi is mapped to a depth of 15 m (49 ft) on the Ontario MNRF survey and covers about 95,093 ha (234,979 acres) in Cochrane District, Ontario. Depths come from the Ontario MNRF survey of 2008.
Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.
Lake Abitibi straddles the Ontario–Quebec border. The map and figures here come from the Ontario MNRF survey and may not describe the Quebec side of the lake, where Quebec’s fishing rules and licences apply.
- Deepest mapped contour
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Survey year
- 2008
- Surface area
- 95,093 ha (234,979 acres)
- Shoreline
- 628.3 km (390.4 mi) · irregular
- Fishing access
- No MNRF fishing access point listed within 100 m (the list is incomplete)
- Borders
- McDougal Point Peninsula Conservation Reserve · Ontario Parks · 17% of shoreline
- Borders
- Abitibi 70 · First Nation reserve · 2% of shoreline · First Nation rules may apply
Additional depth details15 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–15 m (49 ft)
- Deep-spot markers
- 15 m (49 ft), 4 m (13 ft), 4 m (13 ft), 4 m (13 ft), 4 m (13 ft), 4 m (13 ft)
Provenance
Sources: Ontario MNRF / LIO Bathymetry, Ontario FRI Leaf-On Imagery, Ontario FRI LiDAR DTM, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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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 Ontario FRI aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.
- Coordinates
- 48.72836, -79.77027
- MNRF lake ID
- 17-5851-53899
- Basemap
- Ontario FRI
- Model size
- 0.8 MB
Check the source: this lake’s record (17-5851-53899) 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: 2008. This model was built 2026-09-06. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-16Lake Abitibi has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, long open-water fetch, nearby higher-volume roads.
Why this score?5 components
Included in the index
| Component | Rating | Points of weight | Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural setting | Excellent | 41.6 of 43 | 96% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (78% forest, 17% wetland; 0% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Modest | 1.8 of 36 | mean fetch 19,196 m · 0% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · long open-water 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 | Mixed | 8.3 of 21 | nearby higher-volume roads · 66 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 — 78% forest and 17% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
- Mapped wildlife habitat
- Mapped — Ontario MNRF has mapped moose aquatic feeding areas, moose wintering areas and waterfowl staging or nursery 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.
Compare Ontario lakes by Paddling Index →
Angler catch reports
Fish ON-Line · 2020–2025What anglers say they caught here, logged trip by trip in Ontario’s Fish ON-Line app — most recently in September 2025.
Chinook Salmon
Freshwater Drum
White Sucker
Goldeye
Mooneye
Pictures are sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).
All species & trip details12 species
How people fish it: boat 57% · shore 29% · ice 14%
Catch rate: about 2.2 fish an hour, all species together (6 trips, 35 hours logged)
Kept: 17% of the fish reported; the rest were released
About these fish → the Fish of Ontario guide
Lake Abitibi — common questions
How deep is Lake Abitibi?
The deepest contour on the Ontario MNRF bathymetric survey of Lake Abitibi is 15 m (49 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 Lake Abitibi?
Lake Abitibi covers about 95,093 ha (234,979 acres) in Cochrane District, Ontario.
Is there public access to Lake Abitibi?
No fishing access point for Lake Abitibi appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline). That is not the same as the lake being private -- the MNRF list is incomplete, and many municipal, marina and private launches are not in it.
Do First Nation rules apply on Lake Abitibi?
Lake Abitibi has 2% of its shoreline in Abitibi 70, a First Nation reserve. Fishing, boating and access on reserve land and waters can be governed by the First Nation's own rules as well as Ontario's. Check with the First Nation before fishing or launching.
