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Lac Désert

46.5766° N, 76.3163° W

Lac Désert, Quebec. 46.5766° N, 76.3163° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-desert/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (GBLQ), Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), Données Québec.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Lac Désert covers 26.6 km², Quebec. It lies 23 km west of Chute-Rouge.

Area
26.6 km²
Shoreline
113 km
Elevation
224 m

Today on the water

6.2 °C

Wind W 3 km/h, gusts 29

Observed at Maniwaki, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Time3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10NW 10NW 20NW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5
Temp. °C6561011952
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 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:44 a.m.
Sunrise
7:14 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:05 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Depth

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.