The William Lake (''in French: Lac William'') is a lake located in the municipality of
Saint-Ferdinand, in
L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec, in
Quebec
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, in Canada. It is crossed by the
Bécancour River, which flows up to the South shore of
St. Lawrence River
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.
Toponymy
The lake had been named ''Saint-Ferdinand'' by the French Canadians established on the southwest shore of the lake around 1850, but the current name comes from the Scots, living in the north. This name commemorates
William Pitt, a popular statesman of England.
Geography
Its area is approximately , its altitude is and its maximum depth is .
Association du Lac William
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See also
* Bécancour River
References
External links
Association du lac William
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Lakes of Centre-du-Québec
L'Érable Regional County Municipality