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Lake Memphremagog (mem-frə-MAY-gog; [1] French: Lac Memphrémagog, pronounced [lak mɛmfʁemaɡɔɡ]) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. [2] The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec.
The Black River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over 30 miles (48 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is one of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the longer but least powerful of the two rivers contained solely within the county. [1] There are no longer any damsites.
The town of Newport, located at the southern end of Lake Memphremagog, was a sleepy agricultural area until 1863, when the Passumpsic Railroad began service. The area then boomed, its economy raised by increases in lumbering and tourism on the lake.
In 1996 the #11 Dam was removed. In 2007 a fish (salmon) passage was built at the Newport Dam. Salmon fishing in Lake Memphremagog and the Clyde nearly stopped when the dam was constructed. It has improved since the dam's removal. The State of Vermont stocks the river with 30,000 salmon annually. 6,000 perish immediately from predators.
Newport as a settlement was founded in 1793, after the American Revolutionary War. [6] The village was first called Pickeral Point, but later renamed as Lake Bridge for its location at the head of Lake Memphremagog. [7] In 1816, part of the former town of Salem was annexed to the Town of Newport; it was absorbed into what was then a village. [8]
Lake Memphremagog drains north via the Magog River in Quebec to the Saint-François River at Sherbrooke. Flowing into the lake are: Johns River, Derby; Clyde River, Newport. Pherrins River, Island Pond; Black River, Newport Fairfield River, Fairfield; Barton River, Newport Willoughby River, Orleans. Brownington Branch, Brownington
A Border Patrol Agent moves a robotic device next to Border Patrol vehicle on southbound Route 91 near Newport Vermont, where a U.S. Border Patrol Agent was shot dead, Monday, January 20, 2025.
The Barton River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over 22 miles (35 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It runs north from Glover through Barton, Brownington, Coventry and drains through Newport into Lake Memphremagog's South Bay.
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