Magog River
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The Magog River is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog
. The cities of Sherbrooke and Magog, Quebec
, lie on the river. Engineers from the University of Sherbrooke have constructed a plastic bridge on the river.
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
. The cities of Sherbrooke and Magog, Quebec
Magog, Quebec
Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River...
, lie on the river. Engineers from the University of Sherbrooke have constructed a plastic bridge on the river.
Dams
| Name | Location | Years in operation |
|---|---|---|
| Austin-Taylor Dam | Magog | 1796-1822 |
| Hyatt-Ball Dam | Sherbrooke | 1802-1842 |
| Weatherbee Dam | Magog | 1822-1883 (reconstructed in 1853) |
| Goodhue Dam | Sherbrooke | 1828-1854 |
| 5th BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1842-1910 |
| 4th BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1849-1919 |
| 1st BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1854-1926 |
| 3rd BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1871-1902 |
| 2nd BALC Dam | Sherbrooke | 1877-1916 |
| MT&P Dam | Magog | 1883-1915 |
| BALC Dam | Sherbrooke (Deauville) | 1883-1911 |
| Hydro-Magog Dam/hydroelectric center | Magog | 1897-1911 |
| Frontenac I Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1902-1916 |
| Drummond Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1908-present |
| Abénaquis Dam/hydroelectric center (previously known as SR&P) | Sherbrooke | 1910-present |
| La Grande-Dame Dam/hydroelectric center (also known as Hydro-Magog II) | Magog | 1911-present |
| Rock Forest Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke (Rock Forest) | 1911-present |
| Frontenac II Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1916-present |
| Memphrémagog Dam/hydroelectric center (also known as Dominion Textile) | Magog | 1920-present |
| Paton Dam/hydroelectric center | Sherbrooke | 1927-present |