Basswood Lake
Surface area
6,702 ac2,712 ha
Max depth
240 ft73.2 m
Mean depth
127 ft38.7 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 10
Shoreline
32 mi51 km
Depth map
None on file
Basswood Lake is the 19th-largest of 5,104 named lakes in Algoma Country, with 32 miles of charted shoreline and 5 islands. Its 240 ft maximum depth is greater than 99% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Cisco, Creek Chub, Goldeye, Lake Chub, Longnose Sucker, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Smelt, Rock Bass, Slimy Sculpin, Spoonhead Sculpin, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Matinenda Lake17 shared species · 10,218 ac
- Manitowik Lake16 shared species · 7,248 ac
- Wakomata Lake16 shared species · 6,177 ac
- Whiskey Lake16 shared species · 2,419 ac
- Wawa Lake (lac Wawa)16 shared species · 1,672 ac
Nearby lakes
- Little Basswood Lake2.8 mi · species data
- Rock Lake3.7 mi · species data
- Red Rock Lake2.8 mi · species data
- Long Lake3.2 mi · species data
- Clear Lake3.3 mi · species data
- Foot Lake3.4 mi · species data