Lac Dawson
45.7482° N, 74.2575° W
Depth contours from the 2016 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac Dawson, Quebec. 45.7482° N, 74.2575° W
Maximum depth 12.5 m (2016 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-dawson-near-saint-colomban/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (GBLQ), Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), Données Québec.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Lac Dawson is 12.5 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 66% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.27 km² and lies beside Lakefield.
- Maximum depth
- 12.5 msurveyed 2016
- shallower than 66% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- smaller than 55% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 3.6 km
- shorter than 51% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 242 m
Today on the water
YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 4:39 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight. Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #QCStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 8:39 p.m. EDT
6.7 °C
Observed at Lachute, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | 4 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Lachute (local forecast), as of 6:02 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
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 2016 records a maximum depth of 12.5 m, drawn from 8 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
- Official government depth map (PDF)
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.