Map of Lac Bébé with depth contours

Lac Bébé

46.5045° N, 74.2929° W

Depth contours from the 1967 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Bébé is 19 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 59% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.36 km² and lies 8.4 km northwest of Lac-Lajoie.

Maximum depth
19 msurveyed 1967
deeper than 59% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.36 km²
larger than 79% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
8.5 km
longer than 75% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
478 m

Today on the water

5.1 °C

Wind WSW 7 km/h

Observed at Saint-Michel-des-Saints, as of 3:00 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
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 10W 20W 20W 15W 10W 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.2
Temp. °C55797442
Precip. %6030303030000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Saint-Michel-des-Saints (local forecast), as of 4:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:06 a.m.
Sunset
6:21 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:51 p.m.
Moonrise
5:57 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

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 1967 records a maximum depth of 19 m, drawn from 4 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.