LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG

'Lake Memphremagog' ('Lac Memphrémagog' in Quebec) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.^[1] The lake is 27 miles long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River.^[2] However, three-quarters of its watershed, 489 square miles, is in Vermont. The total is 687 square miles, with 198 square miles located in Quebec. ^[3]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.
The name Memphremagog is derived from Algonkian, in which it means "where there is a big expanse of water". 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.
In 1994, a Lake Memphremagog Watershed Association was formed to focus on solving lake and river issues.^[4]

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Memphre

Pop Culture

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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]

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.
In their book "Swords at Sunset", Canadian authors, Michael Bradley and Joelle Lauriol, connect the Grail to the pseudo-historical legend that Henry Sinclair came to the Americas (specifically Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, USA) 100 years before Columbus; this theory has been greeted with considerable skepticism.

References

1. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 1999, vol. 53
2. http://www.townshipsheritage.com/Eng/Articles/Natural/spell.html
3. Meeting to establish Lake Memphremagog association, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, , , The Chronicle, March 21, 2007,
4. http://www.anr.state.vt.us/Env97/DOCS/LKSLKMMP.htm

External links

★ Lake Memphremagog environmental document

★ The International Dracontology Society of Lake Memphremagog

★ Memphre, the Sea Serpent of Lake Memphremagog

★ Memphré Quebec