Empire Lake
Surface area
1,717 ac695 ha
Max depth
77 ft23.5 m
Mean depth
20 ft6 m
Water type
Cool-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 6
Shoreline
28 mi45 km
Depth map
Available
Empire Lake is the 179th-largest of 4,241 named lakes in Superior Country, with 28 miles of charted shoreline and 33 islands. Its 77 ft maximum depth is greater than 70% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Burbot, Cisco, Emerald Shiner, Lake Chub, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Pearl Dace, Rock Bass, Sculpins, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, Trout-Perches, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Superior (lac Supérieur)19 shared species · 7,097,211 ac
- Sturgeon Lake18 shared species · 60,470 ac
- Bell Lake16 shared species · 10,254 ac
- Burchell Lake15 shared species · 2,624 ac
- Squeers Lake15 shared species · 923 ac
Nearby lakes
- Cibber Lake6.0 mi · species data
- Sparkling Lake7.6 mi · species data
- Brightsand Lake6.6 mi · species data
- Scruffy Lake9.6 mi · species data
- Rude Lake10.9 mi · species data
- North Mawn Lake10.5 mi · species data