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Map of Lac Hénault with depth contours

Lac Hénault

46.4267° N, 73.4331° W

Depth contours from the 1969 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Hénault, Quebec. 46.4267° N, 73.4331° W

Maximum depth 16.2 m (1969 survey). Scale bar on the map.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-henault-near-saint-gabriel/, 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 Hénault is 16.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 51% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.7 km² and lies 1.4 km northwest of Domaine-des-Sapins.

Maximum depth
16.2 msurveyed 1969
shallower than 51% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.7 km²
larger than 68% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
6.9 km
longer than 70% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
1.9 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 88% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
196 m

Today on the water

7.4 °C

CloudyWind SW 5 km/h

Observed at Lanaudière, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 10W 10W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C87121314965
Precip. %40004040000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Lanaudière (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:32 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:18 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:48 p.m.
Moonrise
5:53 a.m.
Moonset
5:36 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

36% of Lac Hénault is deeper than 5 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 1969 records a maximum depth of 16.2 m, drawn from 20 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: mesotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 16 years between 2009 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 1.9 m.

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