Lac Solar
45.766° N, 74.2478° W
Depth contours from the 2016 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Lac Solar, Quebec. 45.766° N, 74.2478° W
Maximum depth 6.7 m (2016 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/qc/lac-solar/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (GBLQ), Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), Données Québec.
- États trophiques des lacs (RSVL), Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), Données Québec.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Lac Solar is 6.7 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 86% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 0.2 km² and lies 1.3 km north of Lakefield.
- Maximum depth
- 6.7 msurveyed 2016
- shallower than 86% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- smaller than 66% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Shoreline
- 3.1 km
- shorter than 58% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
- Water clarity
- 3.8 mSecchi depth, 2025
- clearer than 50% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
- Elevation
- 264 m
Today on the water
YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 7:29 a.m. EDT
Temperatures will drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight. Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #QCStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 11:29 p.m. EDT
6.6 °C
Observed at Lachute, as of 8:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.
| Time | 9 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/h | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 14. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Lachute (local forecast), as of 8:05 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:35 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:05 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:51 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:40 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Depth
The government depth survey from 2016 records a maximum depth of 6.7 m, drawn from 21 depth contours.
- Download the depth map (SVG)Printing this page gives the map on one sheet, with scale and sources.
- Official government depth map (PDF)
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 10 years between 2016 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.8 m.