Lake Memphremagog

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Lake Memphremagog (Lac Memphrémagog in Quebec) is a freshwater glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.^[1] The lake is 32 miles long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. Three-quarters of its watershed, however, is in Vermont. The watershed in Vermont is largely agricultural and forest land, with residential development increasing in recent years in both Vermont and Quebec. The lake has 20 islands.

Like many other lakes, Memphremagog is faced with accumulating phosphorus, sediments, and other pollutants from a variety of sources. In addition, exotic species infestations are a concern, with an existing Eurasian water milfoil population and the potential for a zebra mussel infestation. Since the 1970s, significant efforts have been made to reduce the polluting effects of direct discharges into the lake and its tributaries, and lake quality has improved.

1 Memphre
2 Pop Culture
3 References
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[edit] Memphre

Some claim Lake Memphremagog contains a reptile-like monster named Memphre (or Memphré), which has received sightings since the 18th century and continues on in the folklore of the area in a similar vein as the Loch Ness Monster. It is claimed that Memphre has been spotted as recently as 2000. [1]

[edit] Pop Culture

The Canadian band The Tragically Hip mentions Lake Memphremagog in their 2002 unreleased song Problem Bears; part of their In Violet Light album sessions.

[edit] References

^ Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 1999, vol. 53. Late Wisconsinan Deglaciation and Glacial Lake Development in the Appalachians of Southeastern Quebec. Retrieved on December 24, 2006.