Map of Lac Raquette with depth contours

Lac Raquette

46.1135° N, 70.8032° W

Depth contours from the 2012 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Raquette is 21.4 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 65% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.26 km² and lies 4.5 km east of Lac-Fortin.

Maximum depth
21.4 msurveyed 2012
deeper than 65% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.26 km²
smaller than 56% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
2.7 km
shorter than 67% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
6.8 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 90% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
336 m

Today on the water

6.5 °C

Wind WSW 2 km/h

Observed at Beauceville, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C88999743
Precip. %4040404040000

Tonight: A few showers ending early this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Beauceville (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:22 a.m.
Sunrise
6:52 a.m.
Sunset
6:07 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:37 p.m.
Moonrise
5:42 a.m.
Moonset
5:25 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.

Depth

35% of Lac Raquette is deeper than 10 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 2012 records a maximum depth of 21.4 m, drawn from 13 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 20 years between 2004 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 6.8 m.

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