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Lac Ouellette

Antoine-Labelle, QuébecView mapDirections

zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
2 m
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
14.9 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
13.7 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Max depth
~11 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 36 ft max depth

Lac Ouellette in Antoine-Labelle, 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 2024. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13.7 µg/L.

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Lac Ouellette is a lake in Antoine-Labelle County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 36 feet.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-01. 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 Ouellette 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 Ouellette

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.4 ft. Phosphorus 14.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 13.7 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.95 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus14.9 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)13.7 µg/LMeasured, not scored

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~11 m est.
Average Depth~3 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 Ouellette.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
Surface area
151 acres
Shoreline
2.4 mi
Elevation
709 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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Where is Lac Ouellette?

Lac Ouellette is a lake in Antoine-Labelle, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe for 2024. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Ouellette?

Lac Ouellette in Antoine-Labelle, 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 2024. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13.7 µg/L.

Is Lac Ouellette safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Lac Ouellette?

No published bathymetric survey covers Lac Ouellette, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 36 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 Ouellette. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2024
zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, 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 (4 classified 2011–2024)
YearPublished class
2023zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2012zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2011zone 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 Ouellette 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)