Lac Madeleine
48.8688° N, 65.8511° W
Lac Madeleine, Quebec. 48.8688° N, 65.8511° W
Maximum depth 3.1 m. Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-madeleine-near-murdochville/, 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 Madeleine is 3.1 m deep at its deepest point. It covers 0.77 km² and lies 28 km southwest of Murdochville, Quebec.
- Maximum depth
- 3.1 m
- Area
- 0.77 km²
- Shoreline
- 7.3 km
- Elevation
- 470 m
Today on the water
Wind from the west: the west shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 7 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/h | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Today: Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Murdochville (local forecast), as of 6:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:34 a.m.
- Sunset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:22 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:03 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Follow this lake by email: a weekly summary of conditions.
Depth
The government depth survey records a maximum depth of 3.1 m, drawn from 5 depth contours.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
Follow this lake
Every Friday by email: the Environment Canada forecast and any weather alerts in effect.