Jump to content

William Lake (Québec)

Coordinates: 46°07′31″N 71°34′19″W / 46.12533°N 71.57184°W / 46.12533; -71.57184
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Lake
Lac William (French)
Aerial view of Lake William and Saint-Ferdinand
William Lake is located in Quebec
William Lake
William Lake
LocationCanada, Quebec, Centre-du-Québec, L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Coordinates46°07′31″N 71°34′19″W / 46.12533°N 71.57184°W / 46.12533; -71.57184
Primary inflows(Clockwise from the mouth) Dubois River, Bécancour River, ruisseau Gardiner, Fortier River, ruisseau Pinette.
Primary outflowsBécancour River
Max. length6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Max. width1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Surface area4.89 kilometres (3.04 mi)
Average depth30 metres (98 ft)
Surface elevation193 metres (633 ft)
FrozenEnd of December to beginning of March

The William Lake (in French: Lac William) is a lake located in the municipality of Saint-Ferdinand, in L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. It is crossed by the Bécancour River, which flows up to the South shore of St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

[edit]

The lake had been named Saint-Ferdinand by the French Canadians established on the southwest shore of the lake around 1850, but the current name comes from the Scots, living in the north. This name commemorates William Pitt, a popular statesman of England.[1]

Geography

[edit]

Its area is approximately 4.899 kilometres (3.04 mi), its altitude is 193 metres (633 ft) and its maximum depth is 30 metres (98 ft).[2][3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec
  2. ^ Association du Lac William
  3. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
[edit]