Map of Lac Équerre

Lac Équerre

45.8187° N, 71.2514° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Lac Équerre covers 0.51 km², making it larger than 62% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 9.3 km northeast of Lac-Elgin.

Area
0.51 km²
larger than 62% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
4.5 km
longer than 57% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.4 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 58% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
365 m

Today on the water

4.8 °C

Wind SW 9 km/h

Observed at Thetford Mines, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 20W 15W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C9891110753
Precip. %60404040404000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Thetford Mines (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:23 a.m.
Sunrise
6:53 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:39 p.m.
Moonrise
5:44 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.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: mesotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 10 years between 2011 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.4 m.

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