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Petit Lac du Cerf

Antoine-Labelle, QuébecView mapDirections

classe oligotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
6.8 m
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
3.1 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
1.2 µg/L
Less algae than most
Measured by MELCCFP

Petit Lac du Cerf in Antoine-Labelle, Québec is classified classe oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.2 µg/L.

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Petit Lac du Cerf is a lake in Antoine-Labelle County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Petit Lac du Cerf is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water22.3 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 Petit Lac du Cerf 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 Petit Lac du Cerf

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

Crystal clear, you can see 22.3 ft down. Phosphorus 3.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.2 µg/L.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)6.8mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus3.1µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)1.2µg/LMeasured, not scored

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

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Frequently asked questions about Petit Lac du Cerf

Where is Petit Lac du Cerf?

Petit Lac du Cerf is a lake in Antoine-Labelle, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe oligotrophe for 2025. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Petit Lac du Cerf?

Petit Lac du Cerf in Antoine-Labelle, Québec is classified classe oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.2 µg/L.

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Is Petit Lac du Cerf safe to swim in?

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

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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 Petit Lac du Cerf. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2025
classe oligotrophe

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 (17 classified 2011–2025)
YearPublished class
2024classe oligotrophe
2023classe oligotrophe
2022classe oligotrophe
2021classe oligotrophe
2020classe oligotrophe
2019classe oligotrophe
2018classe oligotrophe
2014classe oligotrophe
2013classe oligotrophe
2012classe ultra-oligotrophe
2011classe 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 Petit Lac du Cerf 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.