Map of Lac Laurent with depth contours

Lac Laurent

48.4715° N, 70.7408° W

Depth contours from the 1976 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Laurent is 19.9 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 62% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.65 km² and lies 8 km west of Lac-Saint-Germains.

Maximum depth
19.9 msurveyed 1976
deeper than 62% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.65 km²
larger than 81% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
15.8 km
longer than 85% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 67% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
239 m

Today on the water

4.8 °C

Light RainshowerWind W 13 km/h

Observed at Bagotville, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 7 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h4040404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.20.2
Temp. °C56675433
Precip. %4040404040404040

Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 7. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Bagotville (local forecast), as of 6:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:22 a.m.
Sunrise
6:54 a.m.
Sunset
6:05 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:36 p.m.
Moonrise
5:43 a.m.
Moonset
5:23 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

26% of Lac Laurent is shallower than 3 m, and 21% 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 1976 records a maximum depth of 19.9 m, drawn from 25 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: meso-eutrophic (transition).

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 12 years between 2009 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3 m.

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