Lac Quenouille
Les Laurentides, QuébecView mapDirections
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year
- 65 ft max depth
Lac Quenouille in Les Laurentides, 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 2025. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.5 µg/L.
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Lac Quenouille is a lake in Les Laurentides County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 65 feet.
Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Lac Quenouille is good for
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- Clear water10.5 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lac Quenouille 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.
Water quality measurements for Lac Quenouille
These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Quenouille, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.5 ft. Phosphorus 6.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.5 µg/L.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 3.2 m | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | 6.9 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.5 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~19.8 m est. |
| Average Depth | ~8.2 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 Quenouille.
Lake Size & Watershed
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 Quenouille?
- Lac Quenouille is a lake in Les Laurentides, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe mésotrophe for 2025. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade.
What is the water quality of Lac Quenouille?
- Lac Quenouille in Les Laurentides, 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 2025. Water clarity: 3.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.5 µg/L.
Is Lac Quenouille safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lac Quenouille?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lac Quenouille, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 65 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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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 Quenouille. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, 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 (19 classified 2014–2025)
| Year | Published class |
|---|---|
| 2024 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2023 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2022 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2021 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2020 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2019 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2018 | zone de transition méso-eutrophe |
| 2017 | zone de transition méso-eutrophe |
| 2016 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2015 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2014 | classe mésotrophe |
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 Quenouille 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)