Map of Grand lac Long with depth contours

Grand lac Long

46.5407° N, 72.9501° W

Depth contours from the 1976 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Grand lac Long is 31.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 83% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.75 km² and lies 3 km north of Domaine-Saint-Paulin.

Maximum depth
31.6 msurveyed 1976
deeper than 83% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.75 km²
larger than 70% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
7.2 km
longer than 71% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
6.6 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 90% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
176 m

Today on the water

YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 11:25 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop to near freezing overnight tonight.

Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops.

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Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 3:25 a.m. EDT Saturday

11 °C

Wind W 19 km/h

Observed at Shawinigan, as of 12:00 p.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 6 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20NW 20NW 15NW 10NW 10NW 10NW 10
Gusts km/h4040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.1
Temp. °C11111086526
Precip. %3030000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Shawinigan (local forecast), as of 12:02 p.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:01 a.m.
Sunset
6:16 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:46 p.m.
Moonrise
5:51 a.m.
Moonset
5:34 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

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 1976 records a maximum depth of 31.6 m, drawn from 21 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 18 years between 2008 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 6.6 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)