Lac Embarras

46.8912° N, 76.5049° W

Lac Embarras, Quebec. 46.8912° N, 76.5049° W

Maximum depth 49.5 m. Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-embarras/, 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 Embarras is 49.5 m deep at its deepest point. It covers 12.7 km² and lies 17 km south of Le Domaine, Quebec.

Today on the water

3.5 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 10 km/h

Observed at La Vérendrye (Réserve faunique), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time	7 a.m.	10 a.m.	1 p.m.	4 p.m.	7 p.m.	10 p.m.	1 a.m.	4 a.m.
Wind km/h	NW 15	NW 15	NW 20	NW 20	NW 15	NW 10	var. 5	var. 5
Temp. °C	5	6	7	8	6	4	2	0
Precip. %	30	30	30	30	0	0	0	0

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: La Vérendrye (Réserve faunique) (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. EDT

The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 49.5 m, drawn from 25 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.