Lake Pohenegamook

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Lake Pohenegamook
Lake Pohenegamook
Location	Pohénégamook, Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Quebec
Coordinates	47°29′17″N 69°16′05″W / 47.48806°N 69.26806°W / 47.48806; -69.26806Coordinates: 47°29′17″N 69°16′05″W / 47.48806°N 69.26806°W / 47.48806; -69.26806
Primary inflows
Primary outflows	Saint Francis River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	9.1 km (5.7 mi)
Surface elevation	202 m (663 ft)

Lake Pohenegamook (Lac Pohénégamook) is a Canadian lake located in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in southeastern Quebec immediately north of the International Boundary with Maine at Aroostook County. It is the source of the Saint Francis River.

Geography[]

Oriented north-south, the lake is nestled in a valley in the Notre Dame Mountains, part of the Appalachian Range. Route 289 runs along the southern and western shores through the municipality of Pohénégamook - an amalgamation of several villages.

The National Transcontinental Railway constructed its mainline from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Moncton, New Brunswick along the western and southern shores in 1912 - today this line forms the mainline of CN Rail between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Montreal, Quebec.

The community of Estcourt Station, Maine (the northernmost point in New England) is located immediately south of the CN railway line at the lake's southern shore.

Toponymy[]

The place name "Lake Pohenegamook" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Names Board).^[1]

See also[]

• Media related to Category: Pohenegamook Lake at Wikimedia Commons

• Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (MRC)
• Pohénégamook, Quebec, a municipality
• Boucanée River, a stream
• Saint Francis River (Canada–United States), a stream
• Estcourt, Quebec, a village
• Estcourt Station, Maine

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