Magog River
Magog River (Rivière Magog) | |
Sekosonotek | |
View of Magog River at the edge of Sherbrooke. | |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
Tributaries | |
- left | Red Brook |
- right | Black Brook, Nick Brook, Dodds Brook |
Cities | Magog, Quebec, Sherbrooke |
Source | Lake Memphremagog |
- location | Magog, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
- elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
- coordinates | 45°15′43″N 72°9′32″W / 45.26194°N 72.15889°W |
Mouth | Saint-François River |
- location | Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
- elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
- coordinates | 45°24′20″N 71°53′25″W / 45.40556°N 71.89028°WCoordinates: 45°24′20″N 71°53′25″W / 45.40556°N 71.89028°W |
Length | 31.8 km (20 mi) |
Basin | 1,900 km2 (734 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 14.16 m3/s (500 cu ft/s) |
Map of the Saint-François River watershed |
The Magog River is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog. In turn, the river drains into the Saint-François River.
The cities of Sherbrooke and Magog, Quebec, lie on the Magog River.
Engineers from the Université de Sherbrooke have constructed a plastic bridge on the river.
Dams
Name | Location | Years in operation |
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Austin-Taylor Dam | Magog | 1796-1822 |
Hyatt-Ball Dam | Sherbrooke | 1802-1842 |
Weatherbee Dam | Magog | 1822-1883 (reconstructed in 1853) |
Goodhue Dam | Sherbrooke | 1828-1854 |
5th BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1842-1910 |
4th BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1849-1919 |
1st BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1854-1926 |
3rd BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1871-1902 |
2nd BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1877-1916 |
MT&P Dam | Magog | 1883-1915 |
BALC Dam | Sherbrooke (Deauville) | 1883-1911 |
Hydro-Magog Dam/hydroelectric center | Magog | 1897-1911 |
Frontenac I Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1902-1916 |
Drummond Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1908–present |
Abénaquis Dam/hydroelectric center (previously known as SR&P) | Sherbrooke | 1910–present |
La Grande-Dame Dam/hydroelectric center (also known as Hydro-Magog II) | Magog | 1911–present |
Rock Forest Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke (Rock Forest) | 1911–present |
Frontenac II Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1916–present |
Memphrémagog Dam/hydroelectric center (also known as Dominion Textile) | Magog | 1920–present |
Paton Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1927–present |
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