Lac Baker (meaning "Lake Baker") is a Canadian
lake
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with an area of
6 km2 located in northwestern
New Brunswick
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on the border with
Quebec
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.
The lake drains to the south through Baker Brook into the
Saint John River at the community of
Baker Brook
Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.
History
The village takes its name from 19th-century sawm ...
.
The northern part of the lake stretches to the northwest, in the municipality of
Saint-Jean-de-Lande in
Quebec province
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...
. This lake has a central island with a length of and a maximum width of , counting about fifty chalets.
This lake is supplied in term of water from Kitchen Creek (from the West, i.e. from the
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
). The mouth of the lake is located on the provincial border in the northwest part of the lake.
The lake is surrounded by a road for cottages arranged around it.
Toponymy
The lake derives its name from
John Baker, who founded Baker Brook and subsequently discovered the lake.
See also
*
List of lakes of New Brunswick
This is a list of lakes of New Brunswick, a province of Canada.
List of lakes
References
{{Canada topic, List of lakes of
New Brunswick
Lakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and dis ...
References
External links
Norma Kennedy Plourde - Lac Baker
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Landforms of Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Borders of New Brunswick
Borders of Quebec
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