Lac Matane
48.7033° N, 66.9809° W
Depth contours from the 1972 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac Matane, Quebec. 48.7033° N, 66.9809° W
Maximum depth 43.6 m (1972 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-matane/, 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.
- Real-time hydrometric data, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) daily means, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- 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 Matane is 43.6 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 91% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.56 km² and lies 18 km southeast of Cherbourg-Ouest.
- Maximum depth
- 43.6 msurveyed 1972
- deeper than 91% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 1.56 km²
- larger than 80% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 9.8 km
- longer than 77% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 221 m
Today on the water
7.4 °C
Observed at Matane, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 30 | W 40 | W 40 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Matane (local forecast), as of 5:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:07 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:39 a.m.
- Sunset
- 5:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:21 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:27 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:08 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
28% of Lac Matane is deeper than 20 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 1972 records a maximum depth of 43.6 m, drawn from 9 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
- Official government depth map (PDF)
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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