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Lac McCarthy

45.9402° N, 76.1702° W

Lac McCarthy, Quebec. 45.9402° N, 76.1702° W

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-mccarthy-near-gracefield/, 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.
  • États trophiques des lacs (RSVL), 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 McCarthy covers 0.23 km², Quebec. It lies 18 km south of Gracefield.

Area
0.23 km²
Shoreline
2.9 km
Water clarity
5.2 mSecchi depth, 2025
Elevation
188 m

Today on the water

8.2 °C

Wind W 7 km/h

Observed at Maniwaki, as of 12:00 p.m. EDT

Time1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 20NW 20NW 10var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5var. 5
Temp. °C9118420-14
Precip. %4040000000

Today: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Maniwaki (local forecast), as of 12:01 p.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:43 a.m.
Sunrise
7:13 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:04 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligo-mesotrophic (transition).