Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Chesley Lake
Surface area
513 ac208 ha
Max depth
59 ft18 m
Mean depth
16 ft5 m
Water type
Cool-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 16
Shoreline
6.1 mi9.7 km
Depth map
Available
Chesley Lake is the 312th-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 6.1 miles of charted shoreline and 4 islands. Its 59 ft maximum depth is greater than 73% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Bullhead, Central Mudminnow, Common Shiner, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Spottail Shiner, White Sucker
Stocked: Walleye (most recently 2025).
Lodges & operators0
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 124,765 |
| 2024 | Walleye | 270,094 |
| 2023 | Walleye | 280,120 |
| 2019 | Walleye | 7,672 |
| 2018 | Walleye | 118 |
| 2017 | Walleye | 4,739 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Couchiching19 shared species · 11,225 ac
- Big Rideau Lake19 shared species · 11,342 ac
- Crowe Lake18 shared species · 2,634 ac
- Six Mile Lake18 shared species · 3,279 ac
- Boat Lake17 shared species · 1,338 ac
Nearby lakes
- Manchester Lake1.4 mi · species data
- Maryville Lake2.6 mi · species data
- Gould Lake3.4 mi · species data
- Silver Lake4.6 mi · species data
- Carson Lake5.0 mi · species data
- Arran Lake5.3 mi · species data