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THE LAKE Size |
length = 11 km, width at the center = 2 km
depth = 130 feet (in front of the estate) | |
| Upstream basin |
parc du Mont Orford and forest land; no agriculture nor industry. | |
| Water |
exceptionally pure and unpolluted.
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| Fauna |
aquatic birds (ducks, loons, etc.), shore (mink, beavers); fishing: grey trout, bass, perch... | |
| Activities |
summer: canoeing, swimming, sailing, waterskiing, fishing winter on the ice: skiing, fishing, skating... | |
| Speed control |
motorboat speed maximum of 10 km/h at 100 meters from the shore (buoys and water patrol in summer). |
THE REGION Where |
Eastern Townships, Appalachian mountains on the Eastern side of Mount Orford. | |
| Surroundings |
contiguous to 2,000 acres of wild forest reserved for a future park and natural preserve. | |
| Road access |
single access by the North, Route #222,
then Chemin Bombardier to a gate that opens to Chemin du Mont
Cathedrale. | |
| Distances |
Racine = 15 km
St-Denis de Brompton = 12 km
Valcourt = 20 km
Magog = 30 km
Sherbrooke = 30 km
Montreal = 130 km
Orford Park and Center = 30 km
US border = 60 km |
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