Map of Lac Baribeau with depth contours

Lac Baribeau

46.3503° N, 74.1642° W

Depth contours from the 2021 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Baribeau is 23 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 70% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.57 km² and lies beside Lac-des-Aulnes.

Maximum depth
23 msurveyed 2021
deeper than 70% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.57 km²
larger than 80% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
15.3 km
longer than 85% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.4 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 58% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
387 m

Today on the water

4.4 °C

Wind WNW 7 km/h

Observed at Saint-Michel-des-Saints, as of 8:00 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
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 10W 20W 20W 15W 10W 10W 10var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C7875321-1
Precip. %30303000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Saint-Michel-des-Saints (local forecast), as of 9:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:35 a.m.
Sunrise
7:05 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:51 p.m.
Moonrise
5:56 a.m.
Moonset
5:39 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

16% of Lac Baribeau 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 2021 records a maximum depth of 23 m, drawn from 61 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 18 years between 2008 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.4 m.

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