Faillon Lake

Faillon Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
Faillon Lake is located in Quebec
Faillon Lake
Faillon Lake
LocationSenneterre
Coordinates48°20′11″N 76°39′28″W / 48.33639°N 76.65778°W / 48.33639; -76.65778
TypeNatural
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsMégiscane River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi)
Max. width2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface area24.8 kilometres (15.4 mi)
Surface elevation355 metres (1,165 ft)
An aerial shot of Faillon Lake with the sun shining on it from low in the sky.
Faillon Lake

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.