Map of Lac Escalier with depth contours

Lac Escalier

46.4255° N, 74.4703° W

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

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Lac Escalier is 31.5 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 83% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 2.41 km² and lies 13 km west of Lac-Lajoie.

Maximum depth
31.5 msurveyed 2013
deeper than 83% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
2.41 km²
larger than 85% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
15.9 km
longer than 85% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Elevation
426 m

Today on the water

3.7 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Mont-Tremblant, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 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
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 10W 20W 20W 10W 10NW 10
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C66799631
Precip. %6040404040000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Mont-Tremblant (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:37 a.m.
Sunrise
7:07 a.m.
Sunset
6:22 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:52 p.m.
Moonrise
5:57 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 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

59% of Lac Escalier is shallower than 3 m, and 12% 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 2013 records a maximum depth of 31.5 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.