Map of Lac d'Argent with depth contours

Lac d'Argent

45.3105° N, 72.3135° W

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

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Lac d'Argent is 15.4 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 55% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.04 km² and lies 2.1 km west of Bolton Forest.

Maximum depth
15.4 msurveyed 2013
shallower than 55% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.04 km²
larger than 75% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
4.9 km
longer than 60% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
2.9 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 70% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
244 m

Today on the water

8 °C

Wind ESE 3 km/h

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

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 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 20W 15W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C98101110652
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 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:28 a.m.
Sunrise
6:57 a.m.
Sunset
6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
5:48 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 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

44% of Lac d'Argent is shallower than 3 m, and 42% 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 2013 records a maximum depth of 15.4 m, drawn from 11 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 2.9 m.

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