Map of Lac Brompton with depth contours

Lac Brompton

45.4253° N, 72.1446° W

Depth contours from the 1973 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Brompton is 40 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 89% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 11.7 km² and lies beside Lac-Brompton-Sud.

Maximum depth
40 msurveyed 1973
deeper than 89% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
11.7 km²
larger than 96% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
37 km
longer than 94% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.7 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 52% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
235 m

Today on the water

9.5 °C

Wind NNW 3 km/h

Observed at Magog, as of 3:00 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
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 20W 15W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C9891110753
Precip. %60404040404000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Magog (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:27 a.m.
Sunrise
6:57 a.m.
Sunset
6:13 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:43 p.m.
Moonrise
5:47 a.m.
Moonset
5:31 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

27% of Lac Brompton 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 1973 records a maximum depth of 40 m, drawn from 35 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 4 years between 2019 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.7 m.

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

Photos

A l`ombre du lac Brompton - panoramio
Photo: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Barrage du lac brompton a l`heure bleue - panoramio
Photo: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bienvenu au lac Brompton - panoramio
Photo: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons