Map of Lac Serpent with depth contours

Lac Serpent

46.1504° N, 75.4776° W

Depth contours from the 2011 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Lac Serpent is 64.9 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 97% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 2.43 km² and lies 12 km northeast of Lac-Campion.

Maximum depth
64.9 msurveyed 2011
deeper than 97% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
2.43 km²
larger than 85% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
15 km
longer than 84% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.6 mSecchi depth, 2024
less clear than 55% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
205 m

Today on the water

5.8 °C

Wind WNW 9 km/h

Observed at Mont-Laurier, as of 8:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.6 a.m.
Wind km/hW 10NW 20NW 20NW 15NW 10var. 5var. 5var. 5
Waves (est.) m0.10.20.20.20.1
Temp. °C789731-1-3
Precip. %30303000000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h near noon. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Mont-Laurier (local forecast), as of 8:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:40 a.m.
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset
6:26 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:56 p.m.
Moonrise
6:01 a.m.
Moonset
5:44 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

23% of Lac Serpent is deeper than 30 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 2011 records a maximum depth of 64.9 m, drawn from 52 depth contours.

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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Water

Trophic status from the latest monitoring: oligo-mesotrophic (transition).

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 17 years between 2008 and 2024; the latest annual mean is 3.6 m.

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