Map of Lac Rose with depth contours

Lac Rose

46.3483° N, 72.1548° W

Depth contours from the 1982 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Rose is 2.3 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.38 km² and lies beside Lac-Rose.

Maximum depth
2.3 msurveyed 1982
shallower than 98% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.38 km²
larger than 55% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
2.7 km
shorter than 66% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
1 mSecchi depth, 2023
less clear than 98% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
83 m

Today on the water

6 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SW 5 km/h

Observed at Bécancour, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 4 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time4 a.m.7 a.m.10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 20W 15W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C991011131086
Precip. %4030303030000

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Bécancour (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:27 a.m.
Sunrise
6:57 a.m.
Sunset
6:13 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:43 p.m.
Moonrise
5:48 a.m.
Moonset
5:31 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

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 1982 records a maximum depth of 2.3 m, drawn from 5 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: hypereutrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 20 years between 2004 and 2023; the latest annual mean is 1 m.

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