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Petit Lac Noir

Antoine-Labelle, QuébecView mapDirections

zone de transition méso-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2008, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
1.6 m
Secchi · sampled 2008
Phosphorus
11.9 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
12.7 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Max depth
~9.4 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 31 ft max depth

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Petit Lac Noir in Antoine-Labelle, Québec is classified zone de transition méso-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2008. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 11.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 12.7 µg/L.

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Petit Lac Noir is a lake in Antoine-Labelle County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 31 feet.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2008-08-01. 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 Petit Lac Noir 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 Noir

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Petit Lac Noir, 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 5.2 ft. Phosphorus 11.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 12.7 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.6 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus11.9 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)12.7 µg/LMeasured, not scored

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~9.4 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 Petit Lac Noir.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
4 sq mi
Surface area
35 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
Elevation
984 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 Petit Lac Noir

Where is Petit Lac Noir?

Petit Lac Noir is a lake in Antoine-Labelle, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it zone de transition méso-eutrophe for 2008. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2008, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Petit Lac Noir?

Petit Lac Noir in Antoine-Labelle, Québec is classified zone de transition méso-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2008. Water clarity: 1.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 11.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 12.7 µg/L.

Is Petit Lac Noir safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Petit Lac Noir?

No published bathymetric survey covers Petit Lac Noir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 31 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 Petit Lac Noir. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2008
zone de transition méso-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2008, 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.

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 Noir 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)