Maps of Nelson Lake
Township Map
Nelson lake is located in Bowell and Wisner townships, 30 km North of downtown Sudbury, in Valley East.
UTM Coordinates:
Easting 492751, Northing 5174937
Watershed Map
Nelson Lake is located in the Nelson River Watershed. The area of the drainage basin is 798 ha. Nelson Lake is a headwater lake that has been used as an environmental ecological monitoring lake specifically for air quality (smelter emissions reductions) in the area. For more information contact the Co-operative Freshwater Ecology Unit.
For more information on the watershed, and on the data obtained for this lake, please click on the following link: Watershed Map
Bathymetric Map
Nelson Lake is 308.8 hectares in size with a shoreline perimeter of 21.2 kilometers. Nelson Lake is a large, deep lake with a maximum depth of 51 meters.