Lac ÉQuerre
Le Granit, QuébecView mapDirections
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year
- 53 ft max depth
Lac ÉQuerre in Le Granit, 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: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.
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Lac ÉQuerre is a lake in Le Granit County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 53 feet.
Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Lac ÉQuerre is good for
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- Clear water11 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 ÉQuerre 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 ÉQuerre
These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac ÉQuerre, 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 11 ft. Phosphorus 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.7 µg/L.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 3.35 m | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | 10.1 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.7 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~16.2 m est. |
| Average Depth | ~4.3 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 ÉQuerre.
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 ÉQuerre?
- Lac ÉQuerre is a lake in Le Granit, 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 ÉQuerre?
- Lac ÉQuerre in Le Granit, 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: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.
Is Lac ÉQuerre safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lac ÉQuerre?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lac ÉQuerre, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 53 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 ÉQuerre. 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 (10 classified 2011–2025)
| Year | Published class |
|---|---|
| 2024 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2023 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2022 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2021 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2020 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2016 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2015 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2012 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2011 | 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 ÉQuerre 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)