Map of Le Beau Lac with depth contours

Le Beau Lac

47.3418° N, 69.0526° W

Depth contours from the 1981 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Le Beau Lac is 54.1 m deep at its deepest point, deeper than 94% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 7.17 km² and lies 12 km southeast of Sully.

Maximum depth
54.1 msurveyed 1981
deeper than 94% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
7.17 km²
larger than 94% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
18.2 km
longer than 87% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
3.5 mSecchi depth, 2025
less clear than 56% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
175 m

Today on the water

7.9 °C

Wind SSW 9 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast 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 15W 15NW 20NW 20NW 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.30.30.3
Temp. °C45896433
Precip. %00303030000

Tonight: A few showers ending this evening then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Temiscouata (local forecast), as of 3:05 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:15 a.m.
Sunrise
6:46 a.m.
Sunset
5:59 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:30 p.m.
Moonrise
5:35 a.m.
Moonset
5:17 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Edmundston, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

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

10% of Le Beau Lac is shallower than 3 m, and 38% 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 1981 records a maximum depth of 54.1 m, drawn from 34 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 3 years between 2023 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 3.5 m.

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