Map of Lac Saint-Louis with depth contours

Lac Saint-Louis

46.556° N, 73.8004° W

Depth contours from the 1977 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Saint-Louis is 15.2 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.68 km² and lies 6.6 km northwest of La Glacière.

Maximum depth
15.2 msurveyed 1977
shallower than 56% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
0.68 km²
larger than 68% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
7.2 km
longer than 71% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
2.9 mSecchi depth, 2024
less clear than 70% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
457 m

Today on the water

4.4 °C

Wind WNW 7 km/h

Observed at Saint-Michel-des-Saints, as of 8:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 10 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time10 a.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.7 p.m.10 p.m.1 a.m.4 a.m.7 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10W 20W 20W 15W 10W 10W 10var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C7875321-1
Precip. %30303000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 8. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Saint-Michel-des-Saints (local forecast), as of 9:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:34 a.m.
Sunrise
7:04 a.m.
Sunset
6:19 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:49 p.m.
Moonrise
5:55 a.m.
Moonset
5:37 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 1977 records a maximum depth of 15.2 m, drawn from 11 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: mesotrophic.

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 16 years between 2009 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 2.9 m.

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