Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The Tomifobia River is the source of the lake at its southern tip, near the village of Ayer's Cliff, Quebec. In early records, the lake was also called "Lake Tomifobi". The current of the lake flows north, funneling into the Massawippi River at the village of North Hatley, Quebec on Massawippi's northern shore.

Lake Massawippi
Lake Massawippi, seen from North Hatley
Lake Massawippi
Satellite view of Lake Massawippi
Location	Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec
Coordinates	45°12′57″N 71°59′58″W
Type	Natural
Native name	Lac Massawippi (French)
Primary inflows	Tomifobia River
Primary outflows	Massawippi River
Catchment area	586 square kilometres (226 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi)
Max. width	1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area	18.7 square kilometres (7.2 sq mi)
Average depth	41.6 metres (136 ft)
Max. depth	85.7 metres (281 ft)
Water volume	0.745 cubic kilometres (0.179 cu mi)
Shore length1	38.3 kilometres (23.8 mi)
Surface elevation	161 metres (528 ft)
Settlements	North Hatley
References	[1][2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

It is bordered by five municipalities: North Hatley, Hatley Township, the municipality of Hatley, Ayer's Cliff and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.

Massawippi is an Abenaki word that translates to "the big deep lake" in English.[2]

Leisure

A popular summer destination for wealthy Americans in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, industrialist Foxhall P. Keene, writer Upton Sinclair, and the Barron family (of Barron's Magazine) were among those who owned seasonal estates on the lake.^{[citation needed]}

Today Lake Massawippi is the site of two luxury hotels — Hovey Manor and the Ripplecove Inn.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, French President Jacques Chirac spent his summer holiday on the lake at the Hatley Inn, a luxury hotel renowned for its gastronomy that has since burnt down.^{[citation needed]} In recent years, American President Bill Clinton has been a frequent visitor.

References

See also

• Tomifobia River
• Massawippi River
• Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality (RCM)

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