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Lac Lamarre

Mauricie, QuébecView mapDirections

zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
3 m
Secchi · sampled 2021
Phosphorus
7.6 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
3.3 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Max depth
~10.1 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 33 ft max depth

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Lac Lamarre in Mauricie, Québec is classified zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2021. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L.

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Lac Lamarre is a lake in Mauricie County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 33 feet.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2021-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Lac Lamarre is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water9.8 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Lac Lamarre 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 Lamarre

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Lamarre, 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 9.8 ft. Phosphorus 7.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.3 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)3 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus7.6 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3.3 µg/LMeasured, not scored

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~10.1 m est.
Average Depth~5.2 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 Lamarre.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
Surface area
59 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
Elevation
518 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 Lamarre

Where is Lac Lamarre?

Lac Lamarre is a lake in Mauricie, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe for 2021. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Lamarre?

Lac Lamarre in Mauricie, Québec is classified zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2021. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L.

Is Lac Lamarre safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Lac Lamarre?

No published bathymetric survey covers Lac Lamarre, 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 Lamarre. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2021
zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, 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 (7 classified 2013–2021)
YearPublished class
2018zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2017zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2016zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2015zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2014zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2013zone de transition méso-eutrophe

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 Lamarre 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)