Map of Lac aux Bois Francs with depth contours

Lac aux Bois Francs

46.3487° N, 74.8819° W

Depth contours from the 2020 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac aux Bois Francs is 27.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 79% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.25 km² and lies beside Lac-Castor.

Maximum depth
27.6 msurveyed 2020
deeper than 79% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.25 km²
larger than 78% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
10.2 km
longer than 78% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.2 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 63% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
284 m

Today on the water

2.7 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Mont-Tremblant, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

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

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 10W 10NW 10NW 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C7998631-1
Precip. %404040400000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Mont-Tremblant (local forecast), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:38 a.m.
Sunrise
7:08 a.m.
Sunset
6:23 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:54 p.m.
Moonrise
5:59 a.m.
Moonset
5:42 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

52% of Lac aux Bois Francs is deeper than 10 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 2020 records a maximum depth of 27.6 m, drawn from 34 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: mesotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 9 years between 2017 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.2 m.

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