Lac Franchère
47.7351° N, 71.4453° W
Lac Franchère, Quebec. 47.7351° N, 71.4453° W
Maximum depth 20.4 m (2006 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-franchere-near-l-etape/, 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 Franchère is 20.4 m deep at its deepest point. It covers 1.03 km² and lies 25 km northwest of L'Étape, Quebec.
- Maximum depth
- 20.4 msurveyed 2006
- Area
- 1.03 km²
- Shoreline
- 7 km
- Elevation
- 806 m
Today on the water
2.3 °C
Observed at Laurentides (Réserve faunique), as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
| 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 | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Temp. °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Today: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature steady near plus 3. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Laurentides (Réserve faunique) (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:25 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:08 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:39 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:45 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:27 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey from 2006 records a maximum depth of 20.4 m, drawn from 14 depth contours.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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