Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in Ontario by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within Canada > Ontario > - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 55 articles we have published for Ontario lakes.
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Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Saganaga Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
1,435 ft | The 13,832 acres of Saganaga Lake straddle the border of Northeastern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. Part of the well known Boundary Waters Canoe Area… |
| Rainy Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
1,109 ft | Rainy Lake’s sprawling 221,000 acres straddle the border of the United States and Canada. Known as a water sports lover’s paradise, Rainy Lake is loca… |
| Lake of the Woods MB (Canada, Manitoba, Midwest, Minnesota, Northwest, Ontario, USA) |
1,062 ft | Spanning the border from Minnesota into the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, Lake of the Woods is an enormous body of water over 68 miles l… |
| Kawartha Lakes (Canada, Ontario) |
841 ft | Also known as The Kawarthas The Kawartha Lakes are a band of beautiful lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada that form the upper watershed of the Trent River. Although 14 lakes… |
| Lake Muskoka (Canada, Ontario) |
742 ft | Also known as Muskoka Lake, Muskoka Lakes Region Lake Muskoka, located in Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes Region, is one of Canada’s most famous lakes. Actually a chain of lakes, Muskoka joins Lake Joseph an… |
| Lake Timiskaming (Canada, Ontario, Quebec) |
587 ft | Also known as Lake Temiskaming, Lac Temiscamingue Large, scenic and inviting, Lake Timiskaming forms part of the border between Ontario and Quebec. A full 68 miles long, Lake Timiskaming is about 5 mi… |
| Bobs and Crow Lakes (Canada, Ontario) |
535 ft | A perfect destination to savor the character of the Rideau Lake District is Bobs and Crow Lakes. Located 50 miles north of Kingston, Ontario, the two… |
| Upper Rideau Lake (Canada, Ontario) |
409 ft | Also known as Rideau Lakes Upper Rideau Lake holds a prominent place in Ontario’s ‘other Cottage Country’. Although many think of the area around Lake Muskoka as Eastern Canada’… |
| Indian Lake ON (Canada, Ontario) |
401 ft | Also known as Rideau Lakes Every North American chain of lakes seems to have an Indian Lake; Ontario’s Rideau Waterway is no exception. The name no doubt came from the original… |
| Clear Lake ON (Canada, Ontario) |
401 ft | Also known as Rideau Lakes One of the well-known smaller lakes on Ontario’s Rideau Waterway is Clear Lake. Often overshadowed by bigger lakes such as Big Rideau Lake, Clear Lake… |
| Newboro Lake (Canada, Ontario) |
401 ft | Also known as Mud Lake, Rideau Lakes Newboro Lake, in Ontario’s Rideau Lakes Region is synonymous with water fun. The 4500-acre lake is home to cottages and fishing camps, islands large a… |
| Sand Lake ON (Canada, Ontario) |
381 ft | Also known as Davis Lake, Rideau Lakes Sand Lake is one of the best-known lakes along the Rideau Waterway in Eastern Ontario. Sand Lake is the location of idyllic Birch Island and home to m… |
