
Big Rideau Lake
- Tonight
- 1°CPartly cloudy · Wind 6 km/h NE
Big Rideau Lake is a lake at 146 m above sea level in Ontario, Canada.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 146 m
Big Rideau Lake 3D map
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Big Rideau Lake terrain and contours
2 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Big Rideau Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Big Rideau Lake weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 6 km/h NE
Big Rideau Lake forecast for about 146 m.
- Tonight1°–6 km/h NE
- Sat0°13°–9 km/h S
- Sun4°16°–17 km/h S
- Mon3°13°1.5 mm15 km/h NW
- Tue1°6°–11 km/h N
- Wed0°8°0.4 mm6 km/h SE
- Thu7°11°3.1 mm18 km/h S
- Fri8°15°–13 km/h W
- Sat8°15°–12 km/h S
- Sun9°17°0.9 mm21 km/h S
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Big Rideau Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Big Rideau Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
2.6 km NW
Nearest campsite
Murphy's Point - Hogg Bay Campground
Nearest caravan site
Waterways RV Resort
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 2.6 km NW |
| Campsite | 2.8 km SW |
| Murphy's Point - Hogg Bay CampgroundCampsite | 3.3 km N |
| Parking | 3.3 km N |
| Group Camping 301Campsite | 3.4 km NW |
| Parking | 3.4 km N |
| Waterways RV ResortCaravan site | 6.7 km SSW |
| Rideau Mac ResortCaravan site | 6.7 km SW |
Slope
Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 16 km² view
- Relief in view
- 40 m low point 122 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 978 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Northern Leopard Frog50
- Ebony Jewelwing38
- Common Garter Snake36
- Common Watersnake35
- Painted Turtle30
- White-tailed Deer30
Where Big Rideau Lake sits
- Region
- Ontario59Canada331North America1,313
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- Land cover
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)