Map of Lac Dufferin with depth contours

Lac Dufferin

48.8242° N, 72.7234° W

Depth contours from the 1969 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Dufferin is 25.8 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 76% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.62 km² and lies 5.6 km northwest of Pémonca.

Maximum depth
25.8 msurveyed 1969
deeper than 76% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.62 km²
larger than 66% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
4.6 km
longer than 58% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
187 m

Today on the water

4 °C

Wind W 20 km/h

Observed at Dolbeau-Mistassini, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h4040404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C77854344
Precip. %4040403030303030

Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Dolbeau-Mistassini (local forecast), as of 9:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:02 a.m.
Sunset
6:13 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
5:51 a.m.
Moonset
5:31 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 Dufferin is deeper than 10 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 1969 records a maximum depth of 25.8 m, drawn from 19 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.