Map of Lac Loïs

Lac Loïs

48.5673° N, 78.7848° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Lac Loïs covers 13.5 km², making it larger than 96% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 3.8 km southeast of Lac-Bazin.

Area
13.5 km²
larger than 96% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
54.1 km
longer than 96% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
1.2 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 97% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
300 m

Today on the water

4.2 °C

Wind W 10 km/h

Observed at La Sarre, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 a.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 15W 15W 20NW 20NW 20W 10W 10var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.20.20.30.2
Temp. °C1137853-1
Precip. %03030300000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: La Sarre (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 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.

Water

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

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 6 years between 2020 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 1.2 m.

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