Lac McCuaig
45.8341° N, 76.4518° W
Depth contours from the 2012 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac McCuaig, Quebec. 45.8341° N, 76.4518° W
Maximum depth 27.4 m (2012 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-mccuaig/, 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.
- 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 McCuaig is 27.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 78% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.95 km² and lies 4.7 km north of Leach Lake.
- Maximum depth
- 27.4 msurveyed 2012
- deeper than 78% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 0.95 km²
- larger than 73% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 8.2 km
- longer than 74% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Water clarity
- 6.1 mSecchi depth, 2025
- clearer than 85% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 200 m
Today on the water
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 15 | W 15 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 15 | var. 5 | var. 5 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Renfrew (local forecast), as of 5:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:44 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:14 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:30 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:00 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:05 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:49 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey from 2012 records a maximum depth of 27.4 m, drawn from 51 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.
Water
Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligo-mesotrophic (transition).
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 14 years between 2010 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 6.1 m.
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