Map of Lac des Îles

Lac des Îles

46.1671° N, 76.1281° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Lac des Îles covers 2.2 km², making it larger than 84% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 3.8 km northwest of Lac-à-l'Esturgeon.

Area
2.2 km²
larger than 84% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
13.2 km
longer than 83% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4.8 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 68% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
177 m

Today on the water

6.8 °C

Wind W 7 km/h

Observed at Maniwaki, 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 10NW 10NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C5581111742
Precip. %6030303030000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Maniwaki (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:13 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:04 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 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: oligotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 12 years between 2012 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.8 m.

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