Faillon Lake | |
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Location | Senneterre |
Coordinates | 48°20′11″N 76°39′28″W / 48.33639°N 76.65778°W |
Type | Natural |
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Primary outflows | Mégiscane River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi) |
Max. width | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
Surface area | 24.8 kilometres (15.4 mi) |
Surface elevation | 355 metres (1,165 ft) |
Faillon Lake is a freshwater body of the townships of Faillon (northeastern part) and Boisseau (southwestern part), in the territory of Senneterre, in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Lake Faillon is crossed to the Southwest by the current of the Mégiscane River.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities come second. Its surface is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of April.
The hydrographic slope of Lake Faillon is mainly served by a forest road that goes north-east on the north bank of the Mégiscane River. The southwestern part of the lake is served by another branch of the forest road that runs east.