Lac Papineau
46.131° N, 74.3202° W
Depth contours from the 2014 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac Papineau, Quebec. 46.131° N, 74.3202° W
Maximum depth 15.1 m (2014 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-papineau-near-sainte-agathe-des-monts/, 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.
- 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 Papineau is 15.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.76 km² and lies beside Petit-Lac-Long.
- Maximum depth
- 15.1 msurveyed 2014
- shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 0.76 km²
- larger than 70% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 8.3 km
- longer than 74% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Water clarity
- 2.7 mSecchi depth, 2025
- less clear than 74% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 375 m
Today on the water
2.2 °C
Observed at Mont-Tremblant, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | W 10 | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Mont-Tremblant (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:36 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:06 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:40 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
The government depth survey from 2014 records a maximum depth of 15.1 m, drawn from 89 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: meso-eutrophic (transition).
Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 5 years between 2008 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 2.7 m.