| William Lake | |
| Location: | Canada, Quebec, Centre-du-Québec, L'Érable Regional County Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 46.1253°N -71.5718°W |
| Inflow: | (Clockwise from the mouth) Dubois River, Bécancour River, ruisseau Gardiner, Fortier River, ruisseau Pinette. |
| Outflow: | Bécancour River |
| Catchment: | NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) |
| Area: | 4.89km (03.04miles) |
| Frozen: | End of December to beginning of March |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
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.
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]
Its area is approximately 4.899km (03.044miles), its altitude is and its maximum depth is .[2] [3]
