Lac Fontaine Claire
46.9091° N, 70.1151° W
Depth contours from the 2013 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac Fontaine Claire, Quebec. 46.9091° N, 70.1151° W
Maximum depth 2.8 m (2013 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-fontaine-claire/, 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.
- États trophiques des lacs (RSVL), 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 Fontaine Claire is 2.8 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.28 km² and lies 6.9 km east of Bras-d'Apic.
- Maximum depth
- 2.8 msurveyed 2013
- shallower than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 0.28 km²
- smaller than 54% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 2.5 km
- shorter than 70% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 420 m
Today on the water
8.4 °C
Observed at L'Islet, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the southwest: the southwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the northeast shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: L'Islet (local forecast), as of 5:01 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:19 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:04 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:34 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:39 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:22 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey from 2013 records a maximum depth of 2.8 m, drawn from 20 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
- Official government depth map (PDF)
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Water
Trophic status from the latest monitoring: mesotrophic.
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