Petit Lac Saint-François (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton)

Not to be confused with Petit lac Saint-François (Ashberham).

Petit Lac Saint-François
Petit Lac Saint-François
Location	Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45.53695°N 72.03667°W / 45.53695; -72.03667[1]
Basin countries	Canada
References	[1]

Petit Lac Saint-François or Lake Tomcod is a lake in the municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, in regional county municipality (MRC) of Le Val-Saint-François, in the administrative region of Estrie, Quebec, Canada.^[1][2] Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are present in the lake.^[3]

Geography

This lake borders the east side of the village of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton. It is located south of route 249 and west of highway 55.

Toponymy

The toponym "Petit lac Saint-François" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[4]

References

1. "Petit lac Saint-François" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
2. "L'agonie des lacs de l'Estrie" (in French). Radio-Canada. October 2, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
3. "Algues bleues détectées au Lac Caribou, au Petit Lac Saint-François et au Lac Rond". Courrier Frontenac (in French). July 27, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
4. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym : "Petit lac Saint-François"