Lac des Joncs (Mégantic) explained

Lac des Joncs
Location:Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates:45.4507°N -70.8498°W
Inflow:Rivière aux Araignées
Outflow:Rivière aux Araignées
Area:NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
Frozen:Surface of the lake is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-March
Pushpin Map:Quebec

The lac des Joncs (in English: Joncs lake) is a pond marshy located in the municipality of Piopolis, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in Estrie in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

Its altitude is, its length is and its width . It is part of the Marais of Lac Mégantic, which has an approximate area of .[1] The pond is located between Lac aux Araignées and Lake Mégantic. Its main tributaries are: the rivière aux Araignées, which crosses the pond, at its exit takes the name of the outlet of Lac des Joncs, and is joined by the Arnold River to the south of Lac Mégantic. Nearly 127 species of birds frequent the surroundings of all the lakes and marshes, in particular the brent geese during migration and the bald eagle, a rare species in Quebec.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.rappel.qc.ca/IMG/pdf/Inquête_biologique_de_70_milieux_humides_de_l_Estrie.pdf Document "Enquête biologique de 70 milieux humides de l'Estrie