Badesdawa Lake
it lies 20 km northeast of Pickle Crow — a charted depth map is on file.
6,275 acSurface area2,540 ha
FMZ 2Fishing zone
Pickle CrowNearest town20 km NE
59 miShoreline94 km
RoadsideNearest roadHIGHWAY 599
AvailableDepth map
Badesdawa Lake is the 101st-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 59 miles of charted shoreline and 4 islands.
Eating what you catch
Consumption advisories
Recommended meals per month from Ontario's fish contaminant monitoring — ranges span the tested fish sizes.
| Species | General | Sensitive* | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco (Lake Herring) | 16–32 | 8–32 | Mercury |
| Lake Whitefish | 16 | 16 | Mercury, PCB |
| Longnose Sucker | 4–32 | 0–16 | Mercury |
| Northern Pike | 0–16 | 0–8 | Mercury |
| Redhorse Sucker | 8–32 | 4–32 | Mercury |
| Sauger | Do not eat | Do not eat | Mercury |
| Walleye | 4–16 | 0–8 | Mercury, PCB |
| White Sucker | 16–32 | 12–16 | Mercury |
| Yellow Perch | 32 | 16 | Mercury |
*Women of child-bearing age and children under 15. Compiled from the MECP Guide to Eating Ontario Fish (2025 guide) — check the guide for size-specific advice before keeping fish.
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