Lake Mégantic
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Lac Mégantic is a waterbody 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. The name Mégantic means 'where the fish gather' in the Abénaquis language. The lake has a surface area of 26.4 km2 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.
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
near the U.S. border. It is a source of the Chaudière River
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River is a long river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Megantic in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City...
which drains into the St Lawrence River at Québec City. The name Mégantic means 'where the fish gather' in the Abénaquis language. The lake has a surface area of 26.4 km2 with several villages and small towns on its shores, including Lac-Mégantic
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Lac-Mégantic is a town in Estrie on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake for which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of...
, Frontenac
Frontenac, Quebec
Frontenac is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,622 as of 2006.The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of...
, Marston
Marston, Quebec
Marston is a township of 600 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada....
, and Piopolis
Piopolis, Quebec
Piopolis is a small village of 300 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada....
. It is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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, a rural region where forestry and granite extraction are important activities.