Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Balsam Lake
Surface area
11,774 ac4,765 ha
Max depth
49 ft15 m
Mean depth
16 ft5 m
Water type
Warm-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 17
Shoreline
58 mi93 km
Depth map
Available
Balsam Lake is the 22nd-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 58 miles of charted shoreline and 27 islands. Its 49 ft maximum depth is greater than 65% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Blackchin Shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Brook Silverside, Brook Stickleback, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Carps and Minnows, Central Mudminnow, Cisco, Common Carp, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Hornyhead Chub, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Least Darter, Lepomis sp., Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Northern Pearl Dace, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Suckers, Sunfishes, Trout-Perch, White Sucker, Whitefish subfamily, Yellow Bullhead
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Sturgeon Lake35 shared species · 10,843 ac
- Lake Ontario (lac Ontario)32 shared species · 2,461,151 ac
- Pigeon Lake30 shared species · 12,017 ac
- Lake Couchiching30 shared species · 11,225 ac
- Lake Scugog29 shared species · 16,436 ac
Nearby lakes
- Raven Lake3.6 mi · species data
- Mitchell Lake4.3 mi · species data
- Cameron Lake5.4 mi · species data
- Talbot Lake7.8 mi · species data
- Silver Lake7.6 mi · species data
- Perch Lake8.2 mi · species data