Laurentian lakes dataset

Here we provided a dataset that combines the average concentrations of Chlorophyll a, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), transparency and basic morphometric features such as volume, average depth, and maximum among others for 238 lakes in the Laurentian region of Quebec in close proximity to the Station de Biologie des Laurentides (SBL), the Université de Montréal field station. Original data come for the Réseau du surveillance volontaire des lacs (RSVL) of the MECCL (Louis Roy), where average concentrations represent the summer time means collected between 2008-2017; number of years used to derive these means varies per lake. Morphometric characteristics come from the Blue Laurentides initiative, a joint activity between Richard Carignan (former professor at Université de Montréal and SBL Director) and the Conseil régional de environnement (CRE) des Laurentides (Anne Léger and Mélissa Laniel). Data are made available to consult for site selection for future research only.