Map of Lac Sainte-Rose with depth contours

Lac Sainte-Rose

46.4513° N, 73.4712° W

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

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Lac Sainte-Rose is 21.1 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 65% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.02 km² and lies 4.6 km northwest of Domaine-des-Sapins.

Maximum depth
21.1 msurveyed 1977
deeper than 65% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.02 km²
larger than 75% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
11 km
longer than 80% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
1.6 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 92% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
272 m

Today on the water

YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 4:39 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight.

Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops.

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Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 11:29 p.m. EDT

7.2 °C

CloudyWind SW 9 km/h

Observed at Lanaudière, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 8 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time8 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/hW 10W 20W 20W 20W 10W 10W 10NW 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C91113129640
Precip. %404040400000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Lanaudière (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:33 a.m.
Sunrise
7:03 a.m.
Sunset
6:18 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:48 p.m.
Moonrise
5:53 a.m.
Moonset
5:36 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

29% of Lac Sainte-Rose is shallower than 3 m, and 21% 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 1977 records a maximum depth of 21.1 m, drawn from 51 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 12 years between 2010 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 1.6 m.

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