Map of Lac Pivabiska with depth contours

Lac Pivabiska

49.817° N, 83.6993° W

Depth contours from the 2026 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Pivabiska is 9 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 9.18 km² and lies beside Lac-Ste-Thérèse.

Maximum depth
9 msurveyed 2026
shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
Area
9.18 km²
larger than 95% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
70.9 km
longer than 97% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
1.5 mSecchi depth, 2005
less clear than 95% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
233 m

Today on the water

1.2 °C

Wind WNW 3 km/h

Observed at Hearst, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15NW 20NW 20NW 20var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C268731-10
Precip. %0020200000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Hearst (local forecast), as of 9:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:14 a.m.
Sunrise
7:47 a.m.
Sunset
6:55 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:38 a.m.
Moonset
6:14 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

55% of Lac Pivabiska is shallower than 3 m, and 18% is deeper than 5 m.

How to read it: the lake’s area is sorted from the shore to the deepest point. Where the curve is flat, large areas share one depth (flats and weed beds); where it drops, depth changes quickly (drop-offs).

The government depth survey from 2026 records a maximum depth of 9 m, drawn from 224 depth contours.

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

2 listed boat launches. marks launches on the map.