McAree Lake
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McAree Lake is mapped to a depth of 30.5 m (100 ft) on the Ontario MNRF survey and covers about 980 ha (2,422 acres) in Rainy River District, Ontario.
Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.
- Deepest mapped contour
- 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Surface area
- 980 ha (2,422 acres)
- Shoreline
- 46.4 km (28.8 mi) · irregular
- Fishing access
- No MNRF launch listed · check with Quetico Provincial Park
- In
- Quetico Provincial Park · Ontario Parks
Additional depth details7 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–30.5 m (100 ft)
- Deep-spot markers
- 30.5 m (100 ft), 24.4 m (80 ft)
Provenance
Sources: Ontario MNRF / LIO Bathymetry, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (Sentinel-2), processed by ontariolakedepths.com, 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 Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.
- Coordinates
- 48.29227, -91.92593
- MNRF lake ID
- 15-5787-53500
- Vertical exaggeration
- 3.8× below the waterline; land at true scale
- Basemap
- Ontario FRI & Copernicus Sentinel-2 · ESA, via Microsoft Planetary Computer
- Model size
- 2.4 MB
Check the source: this lake’s record (15-5787-53500) 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 2026-10-02. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-16McAree Lake has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, notable open-water exposure, little nearby major-road exposure.
On a canoe route · portages mapped. Portage trails end at this shoreline, including Black Robe Portage. 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 | 41.9 of 43 | 98% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (95% forest, 3% wetland; 0% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Mixed | 10.6 of 36 | mean fetch 2,215 m · 2% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · long fetch in some 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 | 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 — 95% forest and 3% 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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Angler catch reports
Fish ON-Line · 2015One angler has logged a trip here: 2 northern pike and 46 smallmouth bass, fished from a boat, in June 2015.
Pictures are sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).
This is a single angler’s report — a snapshot of one trip, not a picture of the whole lake.
About these fish → the Fish of Ontario guide
McAree Lake — common questions
How deep is McAree Lake?
The deepest contour on the Ontario MNRF bathymetric survey of McAree Lake is 30.5 m (100 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 McAree Lake?
McAree Lake covers about 980 ha (2,422 acres) in Rainy River District, Ontario.
Is there public access to McAree Lake?
No fishing access point for McAree Lake appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline), but McAree Lake lies inside Quetico Provincial Park (Ontario Parks), which runs its own facilities and is not covered by that data. Check with the park for launch details.
