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Lake Mégantic
Glacial lake in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lac Mégantic" redirects here. For the town named after the lake, see Lac-Mégantic. For the July 2013 train derailment, see Lac-Mégantic derailment. For other uses, see Mégantic.
Lake Mégantic (French: Lac Mégantic, French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains near the U.S. border. It is a source of the Chaudière River which drains into the St Lawrence River at Québec City.[1] The lake has a surface area of 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) with several villages and small towns on its shores, including Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac, Marston, and Piopolis. It is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality, a rural region where forestry and granite extraction are important activities.[2]
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![]() Lake Mégantic in Piopolis | |
Location | Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
Coordinates | 45°30′50″N 70°52′38″W |
Type | Glacial lake |
Primary inflows | Arnold River |
Primary outflows | Chaudière River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
Surface area | 26.4 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi) |
Average depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
Shore length1 | 45.4 km (28.2 mi) |
Surface elevation | 395 metres (1,296 ft) |
Settlements | Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac, Marston, and Piopolis |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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