Map of Lac aux Grandes Pointes with depth contours

Lac aux Grandes Pointes

49.1184° N, 71.5528° W

Depth contours from the 1978 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac aux Grandes Pointes is 60.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 96% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 6.34 km² and lies 6.5 km north of Lac-à-Dîner.

Maximum depth
60.7 msurveyed 1978
deeper than 96% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
6.34 km²
larger than 93% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
51.9 km
longer than 95% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
251 m

Today on the water

2.9 °C

Wind W 18 km/h

Observed at Dolbeau-Mistassini, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h4040404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C56777443
Precip. %4040404030303030

Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Dolbeau-Mistassini (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:26 a.m.
Sunrise
6:57 a.m.
Sunset
6:08 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:39 p.m.
Moonrise
5:46 a.m.
Moonset
5:26 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

4% of Lac aux Grandes Pointes is deeper than 30 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 1978 records a maximum depth of 60.7 m, drawn from 154 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.