Map of Petit lac Lambton with depth contours

Petit lac Lambton

45.8969° N, 71.1143° W

Depth contours from the 2012 government survey. Not for navigation.

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Petit lac Lambton is 11.4 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 68% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec. It covers 1.14 km² and lies 12 km south of Lac-Bolduc.

Maximum depth
11.4 msurveyed 2012
shallower than 68% of the 1,506 surveyed lakes in Quebec
Area
1.14 km²
larger than 76% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Shoreline
5.6 km
longer than 65% of the 29,407 lakes in Quebec
Water clarity
4 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 53% of the 805 monitored lakes in Quebec
Elevation
323 m

Today on the water

4.8 °C

Wind SW 9 km/h

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

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the west: the west shore is sheltered, waves build toward the east 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 10W 10W 20W 20W 20W 20W 15W 10
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.2
Temp. °C9891110753
Precip. %60404040404000

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 8.

Weather: Thetford Mines (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:23 a.m.
Sunrise
6:53 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:39 p.m.
Moonrise
5:43 a.m.
Moonset
5:27 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

37% of Petit lac Lambton is shallower than 3 m, and 37% is deeper than 5 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 2012 records a maximum depth of 11.4 m, drawn from 9 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 Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.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 13 years between 2008 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4 m.

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