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Legendary lake monster of Lake Memphremagog From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Canadian folklore, Memphre is a lake monster said to live in Lake Memphremagog, a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.
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Sub grouping | Lake Monster |
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First attested | 1816 |
Other name(s) | Lake Memphremagog Monster |
Country | Canada |
Region | Lake Memphremagog, Quebec |
Details | Found in water |
Lake Memphremagog stretches for 40 kilometres (25 mi), with a mean depth of 15.5 metres (51 ft) and a deepest point at 107 metres (351 ft). It was formed by melting glaciers 10,000 years ago, during the last ice-age. The lake freezes over each winter, often becoming up to a metre (three feet) thick.
Memphre is often described as much like the Loch Ness Monster. While the existence of Memphre and most other lake monsters is treated skeptically by the scientific community, reports of sightings persist, with the last in 2005.[1]
In August 2011, an artistic impression of Memphre was featured on a coloured Canadian quarter.[2][3]
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