Lac des Joncs (Mégantic) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lac des Joncs
The Lac des Joncs covered with ice, in the foreground, surrounded by the also frozen marsh. The unfrozen part at the back is Lac Mégantic. (view from Chemin Louise-Bocage).
Lac des Joncs Location in Quebec
Location	Canada, Quebec, Estrie, Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Coordinates	45°27′03″N 70°50′59″W / 45.45072°N 70.84977°W / 45.45072; -70.84977
Primary inflows	Rivière aux Araignées
Primary outflows	Rivière aux Araignées
Max. length	1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Max. width	0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation	395 metres (1,296 ft)
Frozen	Surface of the lake is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-March

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

Seen from the Mont Scotch Cap, the marsh, the Joncs lake (Mégantic) in the center; Spider Lake is in the back left.

Its altitude is 395 meters, its length is 1 km and its width 600 m. It is part of the Marais of Lac Mégantic, which has an approximate area of 5 km². 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.