Magog River
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| Magog River Sekosonotek | |
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 View of Magog River at the edge of Sherbrooke. | |
 Map of the Saint-François River watershed | |
| Native name | Rivière Magog Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Cities | Magog, Quebec, Sherbrooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Memphremagog |
| • location | Magog, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
| • coordinates | 45°15′43″N 72°9′32″W / 45.26194°N 72.15889°W |
| • elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 45°24′20″N 71°53′25″W / 45.40556°N 71.89028°W |
• elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Length | 31.8 km (19.8 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,900 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 14.16 m3/s (500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Red Brook |
| • right | Grass Island Brook, Black Brook (Magog River)|Black Brook, Nick Brook, Dodds Brook |
The Magog River is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog. In turn, the river drains into the Saint-François River.
The cities of Sherbrooke and Magog, Quebec, lie on the Magog River.
Engineers from the Université de Sherbrooke have constructed a plastic bridge on the river. [citation needed][where?]
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 |