Map of Lac Barron with depth contours

Lac Barron

45.7815° N, 74.2404° W

Depth contours from the 2013 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Barron is 33.8 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 85% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.85 km² and lies beside Lac-Caroline.

Maximum depth
33.8 msurveyed 2013
deeper than 85% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.85 km²
larger than 72% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
9.1 km
longer than 76% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4.4 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 62% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
279 m

Today on the water

7 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 9 km/h

Observed at Lachute, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 10W 10W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C98111213853
Precip. %0004040000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Lachute (local forecast), as of 4:02 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
5:40 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

15% of Lac Barron is deeper than 20 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 2013 records a maximum depth of 33.8 m, drawn from 28 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 12 years between 2007 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.4 m.

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