Lac Mégantic
| Lac Mégantic | ||
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| Lac Mégantic near Piopolis | ||
| Geographical location | Estrie in Québec (Canada) | |
| Tributaries | Rivière Arnold , Rivière du Lac des Joncs | |
| Drain | Rivière Chaudière | |
| Places on the shore | Lac-Mégantic | |
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ′ N , 70 ° 53 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 395 m | |
| surface | 26.4 km² | |
| length | 15 km | |
| width | 3 km | |
| Maximum depth | 75 m | |
The Lac Mégantic [ ˌlakmegɑ̃ˈtik ] is a lake in the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located south of Québec, in eastern Estrie , 6 km from the border with the United States .
The city of Lac-Mégantic is at the northern end, at the outflow where the Rivière Chaudière rises. The villages of Marston and Piopolis are on the western bank. At the upper, southern end of the lake there is a 4.7 km² swamp . The average outflow from the lake is 16.9 m³ / s.
Before roads were built, the lake served as a route between Québec and Maine . In 1775, during the American Revolutionary War , 600 Americans, led by Colonel Benedict Arnold, used the lake for their attempted invasion of Canada on their way from Maine to Québec .
Web links
Commons : Lac Mégantic - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Map of the lake
- Map of the lake PDF file (0.7 MB)
- Description on GrandQuebec.com (French)
- Lac Mégantic ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le schéma directeur de l'eau du bassin versant de la rivière Chaudière, Final report, Volume 2 ( Memento of the original of November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 5.3 MB)
- ^ Maryse Bilodeau: Le lac Mégantic, témoin de l'invasion américaine de 1775 . On www.histoirequebec.qc.ca ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
