Map/Lakes/Southern & Central Ontario
Lake Ontario (lac Ontario)
One lake, 15 charted basins — combined figures below.
Surface area
2,461,151 ac995,974 ha
Max depth
801 ft244 m
Mean depth
282 ft86 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 20
Shoreline
1,425 mi2294 km
Depth map
None on file
Lake Ontario (lac Ontario) is the 4th-largest of 4,097 named lakes in Southern & Central Ontario, with 1,425 miles of charted shoreline and 191 islands. Its 801 ft maximum depth is greater than 100% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Alewife, American Eel, Atlantic Salmon, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Bowfin, Brook Stickleback, Brown Bullhead, Brown Trout, Carps and Minnows, Central Mudminnow, Central Stoneroller, Channel Catfish, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Common Carp, Common Shiner, Cottus sp., Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Freshwater Drum, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Goldfish, Green Sunfish, Johnny Darter, Lake Chub, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Longnose Gar, Longnose Sucker, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Moxostoma sp., Northern Pearl Dace, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Darter, Rainbow Smelt, Rainbow Trout, River Chub, Rock Bass, Round Goby, Round Whitefish, Sand Shiner, Sea Lamprey, Shorthead Redhorse, Slimy Sculpin, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Suckers, Sunfishes, Tessellated Darter, Threespine Stickleback, Trout-Perch, Unidentifiable, White Bass, White Perch, White Sucker
Stocked: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout (most recently 2026).
Lodges & operators0
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Atlantic Salmon | 141 |
| 2025 | Atlantic Salmon | 3,499 |
| 2025 | Brown Trout | 202,994 |
| 2025 | Chinook Salmon | 274,725 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 76,150 |
| 2024 | Atlantic Salmon | 743 |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | 188,626 |
| 2024 | Chinook Salmon | 508,680 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 55,166 |
| 2023 | Atlantic Salmon | 511 |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | 166,194 |
| 2023 | Chinook Salmon | 294,097 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lake Huron (lac Huron)49 shared species · 5,432,227 ac
- Little Lake49 shared species · 947 ac
- Lake Couchiching34 shared species · 11,225 ac
- Big Rideau Lake33 shared species · 11,342 ac
- Balsam Lake32 shared species · 11,774 ac
Nearby lakes
- Little Lake19.3 mi · species data
- Consecon Lake27.7 mi · species data
- Little Lake40.7 mi · species data
- West Lake33.5 mi · species data
- Beloporine Lake48.7 mi · species data
- Round Lake49.8 mi · species data