Lake Massawippi
| Lake Massawippi Lac Massawippi | |
|---|---|
 Lake Massawippi, seen from North Hatley | |
.jpg) Satellite view of Lake Massawippi | |
| Location | Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 45°12′57″N 71°59′58″W / 45.21583°N 71.99944°WCoordinates: 45°12′57″N 71°59′58″W / 45.21583°N 71.99944°W |
| Type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | Tomifobia River |
| Primary outflows | Massawippi River |
| Catchment area | 586 square kilometres (226 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 18.7 square kilometres (7.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 41.6 metres (136 ft) |
| Max. depth | 85.7 metres (281 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.745 cubic kilometres (0.179 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 38.3 kilometres (23.8 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 161 metres (528 ft) |
| Settlements | North Hatley |
| References | [1][2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The Tomifobia River is the source of the lake at its southern tip, near the village of Ayer's Cliff, Quebec. In early records, the lake was also called "Lake Tomifobi". The current of the lake flows north, funneling into the Massawippi River at the village of North Hatley, Quebec on Massawippi's northern shore.
It is bordered by five municipalities: North Hatley, Hatley Township, the municipality of Hatley, Ayer's Cliff and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.
Massawippi is an Abenaki word that translates to "the big deep lake" in English.[2]
Leisure
A popular summer destination for wealthy Americans in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, industrialist Foxhall P. Keene, writer Upton Sinclair, and the Barron family (of Barron's Magazine) were among those who owned seasonal estates on the lake.
Today Lake Massawippi is the site of two luxury hotels — Hovey Manor and the Ripplecove Inn.
In 2003, French President Jacques Chirac spent his summer holiday on the lake at the Hatley Inn, a luxury hotel renowned for its gastronomy that has since burnt down.
References
- ↑ "MASSAWIPPI LAKE". International Lake Environment Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Lake Massawippi". Ayer's Cliff. Retrieved 31 December 2012.