Map of Lac De Montigny with depth contours

Lac De Montigny

48.1394° N, 77.9176° W

Depth contours from the 1980 government survey. Not for navigation.

Download the depth map (SVG)

Lac De Montigny is 51.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 94% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 95.9 km² and lies beside Rivière-Thompson.

Maximum depth
51.7 msurveyed 1980
deeper than 94% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
95.9 km²
larger than 99% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
274 km
longer than 99% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
1.3 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 96% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
291 m

Today on the water

4.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Val-d'Or, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20NW 20NW 20W 10W 10var. 5var. 5S 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.30.30.30.2
Temp. °C47843-1-2-2
Precip. %3030000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Val-d'Or (local forecast), as of 10:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:51 a.m.
Sunrise
7:22 a.m.
Sunset
6:34 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:05 p.m.
Moonrise
6:13 a.m.
Moonset
5:52 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

3% of Lac De Montigny is deeper than 30 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 1980 records a maximum depth of 51.7 m, drawn from 63 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: eutrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 14 years between 2009 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 1.3 m.

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