Map of Lac des Loups with depth contours

Lac des Loups

45.6785° N, 76.2097° W

Depth contours from the 1975 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac des Loups is 9.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 78% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.08 km² and lies beside Lac-des-Loups.

Maximum depth
9.2 msurveyed 1975
shallower than 78% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.08 km²
larger than 76% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
5.7 km
longer than 65% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4.7 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 66% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
197 m

Today on the water

5.3 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WNW 4 km/h

Observed at Chelsea, 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 10NW 10NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C5591210631
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: Chelsea (local forecast), as of 4:01 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
5:48 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

24% of Lac des Loups is shallower than 3 m, and 53% 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 1975 records a maximum depth of 9.2 m, drawn from 9 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 17 years between 2005 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.7 m.

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