Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Heron Lake
Surface area
72 ac29 ha
Max depth
35 ft10.7 m
Mean depth
12 ft3.8 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 15
Shoreline
2.5 mi4.1 km
Depth map
Available
Heron Lake is the 1389th-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 2.5 miles of charted shoreline and 2 islands. Its 35 ft maximum depth is greater than 49% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Bullhead, Burbot, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Fallfish, Pumpkinseed, Splake, White Sucker
Stocked: Splake (most recently 2022).
Lodges & operators0
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Splake | 2,000 |
| 2020 | Splake | 4,500 |
| 2018 | Splake | 2,600 |
| 2016 | Splake | 2,500 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Smoke Lake13 shared species · 1,633 ac
- Clarke Lake12 shared species · 59 ac
- Ermine Lake12 shared species · 165 ac
- Madawaska Lake12 shared species · 494 ac
- Buckshot Lake12 shared species · 1,088 ac
Nearby lakes
- Greenwood Lake1.5 mi · species data
- Snow Lake1.7 mi · species data
- Shawandasee Lake1.6 mi · species data
- Hobo Lake1.9 mi · species data
- Victory Lake2.1 mi · species data
- Maple Leaf Lake2.0 mi · species data