Map/Lakes/Northeastern Ontario
Desperation Lake
Surface area
86 ac35 ha
Max depth
14 ft4.2 m
Mean depth
9 ft2.6 m
Water type
Warm-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 11
Shoreline
3.2 mi5.1 km
Depth map
Available
Desperation Lake is the 1368th-largest of 4,179 named lakes in Northeastern Ontario, with 3.2 miles of charted shoreline and 1 island. Its 14 ft maximum depth is greater than 12% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- McLaren Lake6 shared species · 84 ac
- Sheedy Lake (lac des Rapides Rouges)6 shared species · 82 ac
- Little Wilson Lake6 shared species · 80 ac
- Milton Lake6 shared species · 75 ac
- Taylor Lake6 shared species · 111 ac
Nearby lakes
- Expectation Lake0.9 mi · species data
- Expectation Lake1.2 mi · species data
- Salvation Lake1.5 mi · species data
- Simpson Lake2.7 mi · species data
- Hartle Lake2.4 mi · species data
- Mackenzie Lake3.6 mi · species data