Map of Le Gros Lac

Le Gros Lac

46.8591° N, 72.1245° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Le Gros Lac covers 0.67 km², making it larger than 68% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec. It lies 11 km northeast of Lac-Blanc.

Area
0.67 km²
larger than 68% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
3.9 km
longer than 51% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
5 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 71% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
178 m

Today on the water

3.2 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Donnacona, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 5 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east shore.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours
Time5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20W 20
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.10.10.1
Temp. °C668139633
Precip. %4030303030000

Tonight: A few showers ending early this evening then partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Donnacona (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:27 a.m.
Sunrise
6:58 a.m.
Sunset
6:12 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:42 p.m.
Moonrise
5:48 a.m.
Moonset
5:30 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.

Water

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

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 4 years between 2022 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 5 m.

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