Map of Lac Clair with depth contours

Lac Clair

46.0919° N, 73.7977° W

Depth contours from the 2010 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Clair is 14.8 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.35 km² and lies beside Lac-Clair.

Maximum depth
14.8 msurveyed 2010
shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.35 km²
larger than 53% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
3.7 km
shorter than 51% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4.3 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 59% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
305 m

Today on the water

6.6 °C

Wind SW 9 km/h

Observed at Saint-Lin-Laurentides, 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. °C87121314965
Precip. %40004040000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Saint-Lin-Laurentides (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:34 a.m.
Sunrise
7:04 a.m.
Sunset
6:19 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:49 p.m.
Moonrise
5:54 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 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

37% of Lac Clair is deeper than 5 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 2010 records a maximum depth of 14.8 m, drawn from 15 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligo-mesotrophic (transition).

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 3 years between 2023 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.3 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)