Map/Lakes/Northeastern Ontario
Departure Lake
Surface area
525 ac212 ha
Max depth
52 ft16 m
Mean depth
20 ft6.1 m
Water type
Cool-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 8
Shoreline
11 mi17 km
Depth map
Available
Departure Lake is the 269th-largest of 4,179 named lakes in Northeastern Ontario, with 11 miles of charted shoreline and 8 islands. Its 52 ft maximum depth is greater than 61% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Burbot, Cisco, Golden Shiner, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Logperch, Spottail Shiner, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Thorning Lake9 shared species · 517 ac
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- Ouellet Lake5.0 mi · species data
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- Carmichael Lake7.4 mi · species data
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