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Slide Lake

Frontenac County, Ontario · MNRF bathymetric survey
18.3m Mapped depth
60 ft
29 ha 5 contours
Paddling Index82Very GoodMedium confidencewooded shoreline · away from major roads · sheltered geometry
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The lake

Survey readout

Slide Lake is mapped to a depth of 18.3 m (60 ft) on the Ontario MNRF survey and covers about 29 ha (71 acres) in Frontenac County, Ontario. Depths come from the Ontario MNRF survey of 1970.

Measured from the Ontario MNRF bathymetry survey.

Deepest mapped contour
18.3 m (60 ft)
Survey year
1970
Surface area
29 ha (71 acres)
Shoreline
5.1 km (3.1 mi) · irregular
Fishing access
No MNRF launch listed · check with Frontenac Provincial Park
In
Frontenac Provincial Park · Ontario Parks
Additional depth details5 contours
Contour depths
0–18.3 m (60 ft)
Deep-spot markers
18.3 m (60 ft)
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Chart data

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
44.51760, -76.48408
MNRF lake ID
18-3820-49301
Vertical exaggeration
1.64×
Basemap
Copernicus Sentinel-2 · ESA, via Microsoft Planetary Computer
Model size
0.8 MB

Check the source: this lake’s record (18-3820-49301) 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: 1970. This model was built 2026-09-06. Depths between contours are interpolated, not measured.

Paddling

Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-09-16
82 / 100Very GoodData confidence: Medium

Slide Lake has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, generally sheltered geometry, limited nearby major-road exposure.

On a canoe route · portages mapped. Portage trails end at this shoreline, including 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

ComponentRatingPoints of weightMeasurement
Natural settingExcellent35.0 of 4381% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (65% forest, 9% wetland; 0% developed)
Geometric wind exposureVery Good30.1 of 36mean fetch 635 m · 34% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · generally short fetch
Motor & speed rulesNot 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 accessNot 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 isolationVery Good16.9 of 21limited nearby major-road exposure · 21 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 — 65% forest and 9% 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.
How this index is calculated. The Paddling Index is a relative composite derived from lake geometry and public land-cover, access and road-network data. It is not a user review, a safety rating, or a prediction of an individual outing. Differences of a few points should not be treated as meaningful — an 84 and an 82 are broadly comparable. Components and weights for Ontario lakes: natural setting 35%, geometric wind exposure 29%, public access 18%, road isolation 18%. Motor and speed restrictions are not modelled for Ontario, and road traffic is estimated from road class, not measured. Where a component has no data the remaining weights are renormalized and the confidence rating is lowered; below Medium confidence no number is shown. Ontario scores are relative to other Ontario lakes and are not directly comparable with Paddling Index scores on our sister sites, which use different data sources and include a watercraft-rules component. Sources: Ontario MNRF bathymetry outline (0 m contour or survey index polygon), Ontario Land Cover v1.0, Ontario MNRF (Open Government Licence – Ontario) (2020) and Ontario Road Network (Open Government Licence – Ontario); traffic estimated by road class, not measured (2026-09). Conditions change quickly — check current weather and local conditions before going out.
Quick answers

Slide Lake — common questions

How deep is Slide Lake?

The deepest contour on the Ontario MNRF bathymetric survey of Slide Lake is 18.3 m (60 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 Slide Lake?

Slide Lake covers about 29 ha (71 acres) in Frontenac County, Ontario.

Is there public access to Slide Lake?

No fishing access point for Slide Lake appears in the Ontario MNRF fishing access point list (within 100 m of the shoreline), but Slide Lake lies inside Frontenac Provincial Park (Ontario Parks), which runs its own facilities and is not covered by that data. Check with the park for launch details.