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Papineau Lake

Surface area

562 ac228 ha

Max depth

80 ft24.38 m

Mean depth

29 ft8.84 m

Water type

Cold-water

Mgmt zone

FMZ 11

Shoreline

11 mi18 km

Depth map

Available

Papineau Lake is the 247th-largest of 4,179 named lakes in Northeastern Ontario, with 11 miles of charted shoreline and 9 islands. Its 80 ft maximum depth is greater than 82% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.

Fish species

From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.

Also present: Bluntnose Minnow, Burbot, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pumpkinseed, White Sucker

Stocked: Brook Trout, Lake Trout (most recently 2025).

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Stocking history

MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.

YearSpeciesFish stocked
2025Lake Trout1,500
2024Lake Trout3,000
2023Lake Trout1,500
2022Lake Trout3,000
2021Lake Trout1,000
2020Lake Trout2,800
2019Lake Trout1,750
2018Lake Trout3,000
2017Lake Trout3,000
2016Brook Trout1,800
2016Lake Trout3,000

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