Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Big Rideau Lake
One lake, 2 charted basins — combined figures below.
Surface area
11,342 ac4,590 ha
Max depth
312 ft95 m
Mean depth
44 ft13.3 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 18
Shoreline
141 mi228 km
Depth map
None on file
Big Rideau Lake is the 23rd-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 141 miles of charted shoreline and 188 islands. Its 312 ft maximum depth is greater than 100% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Alewife, American Eel, Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Bridle Shiner, Brook Silverside, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Carps and Minnows, Central Mudminnow, Cisco, Common Shiner, Emerald Shiner, Fallfish, Fathead Minnow, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Lake Chub, Moxostoma sp., Ninespine Stickleback, Notropis sp., Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Smelt, Rock Bass, Sand Shiner, Slimy Sculpin, Spoonhead Sculpin, Spottail Shiner, Tessellated Darter, White Crappie, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Ontario (lac Ontario)33 shared species · 2,461,151 ac
- Lake Couchiching30 shared species · 11,225 ac
- Sturgeon Lake28 shared species · 10,843 ac
- Sharbot Lake28 shared species · 3,695 ac
- Balsam Lake27 shared species · 11,774 ac
Nearby lakes
- Loon Lake1.2 mi · species data
- Mill Pond1.3 mi · species data
- Long Lake2.3 mi · species data
- Round Lake2.1 mi · species data
- Adams Lake3.0 mi · species data
- Canton Lake2.5 mi · species data