Lake Massawippi

Considered one of the ten most beautiful lakes of Quebec and easily accessible from the urban centers, Lake Massawippi, in Abenaki "the big deep lake", has a surface of 18,7 km2 and a perimeter of 38 km.. Its length is 14.2 km and its maximum width 1,9 km., the lake reaches its depth at 86 m. It's a paradise for sport fishing: salmon, bass, yellow perch and pike abound. Each year, many fishing tournaments welcome hundreds of fishermen from everywhere.

During the Autumn season, in October and November, the lake is a rest area for the thousands of Canadian geese and white geese. Big heron and ducks may also be observed. The woods that surround the lake abound in Virginia deer, moose, wild turkeys, and beavers. With a little bit of luck you can also observe giant turtles. It is not a coincidence if the lake has been for many centuries a privileged hunting and fishing territory for the First Nations. (see map of Massawippi Valley)