Lake Nipissing

Lake facts

• Surface area

  873.2 km²

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Deepest point

  52.0 m

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Boating rules

  Schedule 1: all vessels banned near the North Bay government dock south to Lee Park from 1 pm to 5 pm on the Saturday and Sunday of Civic Holiday weekend. Schedule 5 (rivers flowing in): 9 km/h on the La Vase River (North Bay), the Sturgeon River (West Nipissing) and part of the South River (Nipissing Township). Elsewhere on the lake the general rule applies: 10 km/h within 30 m of shore (Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations, s. 2(7)).

  Public record · Transport Canada, Schedules of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations (TP 15587), 2nd edition April 2026 · checked November 5 2026

• Fish in the lake

  Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Lake Whitefish, Cisco, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Burbot, Brown Bullhead, Lake Sturgeon, Freshwater Drum. These game and pan fish are recorded in MNR lake data; not all are common today.

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Fishing zone

  Zone 11

  Public record · Fisheries Management Zone 11, Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, ontario.ca · checked November 5 2026

• Water clarity

  Lake Partner Program volunteer data: 2025 average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.8 m from 8 readings; 2025 average total phosphorus 16.9 micrograms per litre from 4 samples.

  Public record · Ontario Lake Partner Program open data, Secchi depth and total phosphorus files (2025 release), data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-lake-partner · checked November 5 2026

• Boat launches

  Provincial data lists 19 boat launch or access points on or beside the lake (6 marked municipal, provincial or federal; others private or not stated). Named public sites include Waterfront Marina, Centennial Park, Champlain Park, Sunset Park, Wades Landing and Municipal Dock. Check ownership, fees and parking locally.

  Public record · Ontario MNR Fishing Access Point layer, Land Information Ontario open data (points within 400 m of the lake outline) · checked November 5 2026

• Parks on the lake

  French River Provincial Park, whose canoe route runs from Lake Nipissing to Georgian Bay (ontarioparks.ca/park/frenchriver). Also in provincial park boundary data: West Sandy Island, Manitou Islands, South Bay and Mashkinonje provincial parks (all marked non-operating).

  Public record · Ontario Parks, French River Provincial Park; Provincial Park Regulated layer, Land Information Ontario · checked November 5 2026

General information only. Lake rules and conditions change: check the official source before you swim, boat or fish.