Lake Pohenegamook facts for kids
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 Lake Pohenegamook
Location in Quebec
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| Location | Pohénégamook, Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 47°29′17″N 69°16′05″W / 47.48806°N 69.26806°W |
| Primary inflows | Rivière Boucanée |
| Primary outflows | Saint Francis River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
Lake Pohenegamook (Lac Pohénégamook) is a Canadian lake located in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in southeastern Quebec immediately north of the International Boundary with Maine at Aroostook County. It is the source of the Saint Francis River.
Geography
Oriented north-south, the lake is nestled in a valley in the Notre Dame Mountains, part of the Appalachian Range. Route 289 runs along the southern and western shores through the municipality of Pohénégamook - an amalgamation of several villages.
The National Transcontinental Railway constructed its mainline from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Moncton, New Brunswick along the western and southern shores in 1912 - today this line forms the mainline of CN Rail between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Montreal, Quebec.
The community of Estcourt Station, Maine (the northernmost point in New England) is located immediately south of the CN railway line at the lake's southern shore.
Toponymy
The place name "Lake Pohenegamook" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Names Board).
