Map of Lac des Sables with depth contours

Lac des Sables

46.4214° N, 74.4103° W

Depth contours from the 1954 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac des Sables is 13.5 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 61% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.52 km² and lies 9 km west of Lac-Lajoie.

Maximum depth
13.5 msurveyed 1954
shallower than 61% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.52 km²
larger than 80% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
7.8 km
longer than 73% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
496 m

Today on the water

4 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Mont-Tremblant, 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 10W 10W 10W 20W 20W 10W 10NW 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C668108520
Precip. %6040404040000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Mont-Tremblant (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:06 a.m.
Sunset
6:22 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:52 p.m.
Moonrise
5:57 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 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

38% of Lac des Sables is shallower than 3 m, and 49% 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 1954 records a maximum depth of 13.5 m, drawn from 4 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.