Map of Lac de la Grande Fourche

Lac de la Grande Fourche

47.7648° N, 69.2009° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Lac de la Grande Fourche covers 4.11 km², making it larger than 90% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 4.7 km north of Couturier.

Area
4.11 km²
larger than 90% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
17.8 km
longer than 86% 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
317 m

Today on the water

7.9 °C

Wind SSW 9 km/h

Observed at Temiscouata, 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 northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 15W 15NW 20NW 20NW 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.2
Temp. °C45896433
Precip. %00303030000

Tonight: A few showers ending this evening then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Temiscouata (local forecast), as of 3:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:16 a.m.
Sunrise
6:47 a.m.
Sunset
5:59 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:30 p.m.
Moonrise
5:36 a.m.
Moonset
5:17 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.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: meso-eutrophic (transition).

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 16 years between 2006 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 2.9 m.

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