Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog
Lac Memphrémagog
Lake Memphremagog
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Lake Memphremagog
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Lake Memphremagog
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Lake Memphremagog
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Location of Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada.
Lake Memphremagog
LocationMemphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada;
Orleans County, Vermont, United States
Coordinates45°0′18″N 72°13′53″W / 45.00500°N 72.23139°W / 45.00500; -72.23139
Primary inflows(clockwise from the mouth) Johns River (Vermont), Clyde River (Vermont), Barton River (Vermont), Black River (Vermont), Cherry River (Quebec)
Primary outflowsMagog River
Catchment area686 sq mi (1,777 km2)
Basin countriesCanada / United States
Max. length32 mi (51 km)
Surface area41 sq mi (110 km2)
Average depth15.5 m (51 ft)
Max. depth107 m (351 ft)
Surface elevation208 m (682 ft)
Islands21

Lake Memphremagog (mem-frə-MAY-gog;[1] French: Lac Memphrémagog) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.[2] The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed that feeds the lake is located in Vermont, and is a source for accumulated phosphorus, sediments, and other pollutants. Cleanup efforts since the late 1980s have improved the water quality. The lake furnishes potable water for 200,000 people.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Lake Memphremagog — Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ Occhietti, Serge; Parent, Michel (1999). "Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 1999, vol. 53". Late Wisconsinan Deglaciation and Glacial Lake Development in the Appalachians of Southeastern Quebec. 53 (1): 117–135. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-24.