Map of Lac Louisa with depth contours

Lac Louisa

45.7671° N, 74.4235° W

Depth contours from the 2011 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Louisa is 57.3 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 96% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 4.38 km² and lies beside Lac-Louisa.

Maximum depth
57.3 msurveyed 2011
deeper than 96% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
4.38 km²
larger than 90% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
18.6 km
longer than 87% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
8.2 mSecchi depth, 2020
clearer than 97% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
268 m

Today on the water

7.3 °C

Mainly ClearWind WSW 4 km/h, gusts 33

Observed at Lachute, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 10W 10
Gusts404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C99811121385
Precip. %0000404000

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Lachute (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:06 a.m.
Sunset
6:22 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:52 p.m.
Moonrise
5:57 a.m.
Moonset
5:40 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

11% of Lac Louisa is deeper than 30 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 2011 records a maximum depth of 57.3 m, drawn from 75 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 13 years between 2008 and 2020; the latest annual mean is 8.2 m.

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