Explore Lac-Ouareau, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lac-Ouareau, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lac-Ouareau and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lac-Ouareau.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
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| Place | Lac-Ouareau |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Donat; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.311944 |
| Longitude | -74.125 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWMD |
Lac-Ouareau is a hamlet in Saint-Donat; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Ouareau is located at 46.3119°N, 74.1250°W.
Lac-Ouareau rests in a basin where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity, tucked beneath the watchful slopes of the Mont Arpin. It lies 42.4 km east-north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 59°T), and is situated 7.5 km east of Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. The terrain surrounding Lac-Ouareau is defined by a rugged, glacial patience, with the nearby Lac de l'Arbalète mirroring the shifting clouds that drift over the dense forest canopy. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it catches on the surface of the water in sharp, silver needles, defining a landscape where the horizon is held firm by the heave of the earth. While the Rivière Saint-Michel flows steadily eleven kilometers away, the immediate environment remains dominated by the quiet intensity of the surrounding woodland. Beyond the immediate hills, the vast expanse of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant looms twenty-two kilometers distant, anchoring the regional wilderness in a profound, deep-green silence that defines the character of the Matawinie region. Life in Saint-Donat, centered around the presence of Lac-Ouareau, has long been shaped by the interplay between the timber industry and the seasonal cycles of the Laurentians. The local economy has gradually shifted from the heavy labor of the forests toward a quiet hospitality, welcoming those who seek the stillness found along the shoreline. Generations of residents have maintained a steady pace of existence, finding their habits dictated by the seasonal thaw and the deepening frost that settles over the region. The cultural identity of the locality is marked by a deep respect for the land, preserved through traditions that honor the rugged nature of the terrain. Whether observing the early morning mist rising over the water or the smoke curling from wood stoves during the long winter, the people living near Lac-Ouareau maintain a direct and honest connection to the raw, unyielding beauty of their surroundings.
Lac-Ouareau déploie ses eaux sombres sous la garde silencieuse du Mont Arpin, imposant sa présence minérale aux confins de la Matawinie. La lumière du couchant s'étire sur les rives avec une lenteur solennelle, venant mourir contre les roches anciennes tandis que l'air, chargé d'une humidité forestière, saisit les poumons d'une fraîcheur sauvage. À peine distants de deux kilomètres, les rivages du Lac de l'Arbalète semblent répondre à cette immensité par une retenue plus intime, presque recueillie. L'histoire des lieux se lit dans la rudesse du relief et la persistance des vents qui descendent vers la Rivière Saint-Michel, serpentant à onze kilomètres de là dans un murmure discret. Plus loin, le Parc national du Mont-Tremblant dessine une ligne sombre à l'horizon, rappelant la stature imposante d'une nature qui domine les entreprises humaines. Lac-Ouareau demeure une halte privilégiée pour ceux qui cherchent la mesure du monde dans le balancement des pins et le retrait des eaux. Les habitants, façonnés par les hivers rigoureux et la brièveté des étés, perpétuent une existence sobre, rythmée par les travaux de la terre et le respect instinctif imposé par les sommets environnants. Ici, chaque geste trouve son sens dans la répétition des jours et la vigilance constante face à cette géographie indomptable.
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Explore Lac-Ouareau, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.311944, -74.125. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Lac-Ouareau includes the postal code (J8C), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Lac-Ouareau is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |