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Lac Cormier

La Haute-Côte-Nord, QuébecView mapDirections

classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
2.8 m
Secchi · sampled 2010
Phosphorus
6.8 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
2.1 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Max depth
~10.1 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 33 ft max depth

Lac Cormier in La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec is classified classe mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2010. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.

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Lac Cormier is a lake in La Haute-Côte-Nord County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 33 feet.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2010-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lac Cormier is safe to swim in today is a call for le Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lac Cormier

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Cormier, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.2 ft. Phosphorus 6.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.1 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.8 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus6.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)2.1 µg/LMeasured, not scored

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~10.1 m est.
Average Depth~5.8 m est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Québec has not published bathymetry for Lac Cormier.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
12 sq mi
Surface area
47 acres
Shoreline
1.1 mi
Elevation
1,125 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

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Frequently asked questions about Lac Cormier

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Where is Lac Cormier?

Lac Cormier is a lake in La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe mésotrophe for 2010. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Cormier?

Lac Cormier in La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec is classified classe mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2010. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.

Is Lac Cormier safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Lac Cormier?

No published bathymetric survey covers Lac Cormier, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 33 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

The authority’s own classification

Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) publishes its own classification for Lac Cormier. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2010
classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, not a LakeQuality grade.

A trophic class ranks how nutrient-rich a lake is, from oligotrophic at the low end to eutrophic at the high end. It describes nutrients and plant growth, not bacteria, and it is not a swimming clearance.

Earlier years (5 classified 2004–2010)
YearPublished class
2009zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe
2008zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2007zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2004classe oligotrophe

Published by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec). A classification is not a same-day swimming clearance. See data sources.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Lac Cormier come from the Réseau de surveillance volontaire des lacs (RSVL), not the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake. MELCCFP RSVL (CC BY 4.0). See data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)