Map of Lac du Missionnaire with depth contours

Lac du Missionnaire

46.9502° N, 72.5844° W

Depth contours from the 2013 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac du Missionnaire is 71.7 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 4.26 km² and lies 5.1 km south of Lac-Masketsi.

Maximum depth
71.7 msurveyed 2013
deeper than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
4.26 km²
larger than 90% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
17 km
longer than 86% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4.9 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 70% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
168 m

Today on the water

5.3 °C

Wind E 4 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
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 10W 10W 20W 20W 20NW 20NW 15NW 10
Gusts404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C109912121197
Precip. %4030303030000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Mauricie (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:29 a.m.
Sunrise
7:00 a.m.
Sunset
6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
5:50 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 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

42% of Lac du Missionnaire 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 2013 records a maximum depth of 71.7 m, drawn from 67 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 16 years between 2009 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.9 m.

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

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