Map of Lac Petit Bras

Lac Petit Bras

49.229° N, 68.2278° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Lac Petit Bras covers 0.45 km², making it larger than 59% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 5.5 km west of Baie-Comeau.

Area
0.45 km²
larger than 59% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
4.3 km
longer than 56% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
2.1 mSecchi depth, 2022
less clear than 84% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
68 m

Today on the water

8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 30 km/h

Observed at Baie-Comeau, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 11 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.
Wind km/hW 20W 20W 20W 20W 20NW 30NW 30NW 20
Gusts km/h4040404040505040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C891065555
Precip. %0303000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Baie-Comeau (local forecast), as of 10:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:12 a.m.
Sunrise
6:44 a.m.
Sunset
5:54 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:26 p.m.
Moonrise
5:32 a.m.
Moonset
5:12 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: meso-eutrophic (transition).

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 5 years between 2018 and 2022; the latest annual mean is 2.1 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)