Map of Lac du Sud-Ouest with depth contours

Lac du Sud-Ouest

46.9458° N, 71.4242° W

Depth contours from the 2012 government survey. Not for navigation.

Download the depth map (SVG)

Lac du Sud-Ouest is 16.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 50% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.25 km² and lies 3 km south of Lac-Delage.

Maximum depth
16.3 msurveyed 2012
deeper than 50% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.25 km²
smaller than 58% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
2.4 km
shorter than 73% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
207 m

Today on the water

YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 8:47 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop near the freezing mark overnight tonight and overnight Saturday night.

Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #QCStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 3:24 a.m. EDT Saturday

8.7 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 18 km/h

Observed at Vanier, as of 11:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 15W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C1011952135
Precip. %3030000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Vanier (local forecast), as of 11:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:24 a.m.
Sunrise
6:55 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:40 p.m.
Moonrise
5:45 a.m.
Moonset
5:27 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

63% of Lac du Sud-Ouest 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 2012 records a maximum depth of 16.3 m, drawn from 13 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.