Map/Lakes/Northeastern Ontario
Nelson Lake
Surface area
16 ac7 ha
Max depth
50 ft15.2 m
Mean depth
22 ft6.6 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 8
Shoreline
0.7 mi1.1 km
Depth map
Available
Nelson Lake is the 3324th-largest of 4,179 named lakes in Northeastern Ontario, with 0.7 miles of charted shoreline. Its 50 ft maximum depth is greater than 58% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Brook Stickleback, Iowa Darter, Trout-Perch
Stocked: Brook Trout (most recently 2025).
Lodges & operators0
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 488 |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2020 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2019 | Brook Trout | 500 |
| 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,100 |
| 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,123 |
| 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,100 |
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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Elbow Lake4 shared species · 41 ac
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- Motherwell Lake1.5 mi · species data
- Wynn Lake2.1 mi · species data
- Columbus Lake2.6 mi · species data
- Victoria Lake3.1 mi · species data
- Howard Lake2.3 mi · species data