Selby Lake (french: Lac Selby) is a

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located entirely in Dunham, a city in the

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of the

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region of southern

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. The lake is by wide, with an area of . It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Selby Lake has historically been popular in the region for

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and

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, drawing people from Dunham and neighbouring

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. Today, 183 homes and cottages border the lake. The lake was found to be approaching a state of

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in the 1970s. The lake's sanitation was improved, following the installation of a sewer system in Dunham in 1986–87, which replaced the septic tanks used previously. Additionally, the lake's condition ameliorated following the re-vegetation of the lakeshore, restoration of ditches, and the installation of sediment sensors and catchment basins by the city of Dunham in collaboration with the Association pour la protection de l’environnement du lac Selby (APELS). In 2007, Selby Lake, along with other lakes in Quebec, were found to be contaminated with

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. Selby Lake was mentioned in

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. Upon driving

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to near the

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instructed him to hike the rest of the way through the woods to meet with her friend June, who has a summer cabin at Lake Selby.

References

External links

L’Association pour la protection de l’environnement du lac Selby
Lakes of Montérégie Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality {{Montérégie-geo-stub