Petit lac Saint-François (Ashberham) explained

Petit Lac Saint-François
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Location:Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Inflow:Ashberham River
Outflow:Grand lac Saint François (discharge going to...)
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:NaNkm2

The Petit lac Saint-François (in English: Little Lake Saint François) is a lake located near the municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. It receives the waters of the Ashberham River which has its source in Caribou Lake. The discharge of the lake joins the Grand lac Saint François, source of the Saint-François River which joins the Saint Lawrence River.[1]

Geography

Its area is approximately, its elevation is, and its maximum depth is . The route 112 gives access to the lake. An Abenaki reserve of 2722acres which was named Colraine Reserve was granted in 1853 in range #10 and range #11 west of the lake shore.;[2] it was abandoned in 1882. The Bécancour Trail (Abenaki Becancour Trail), passed by there, linked the Bécancour River and the basin of the Saint-François river.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.coleraine.qc.ca/doc/Petitlac.pdf Coleraine
  2. Recherches Amérindiennes Au Québec, Volume 33 .