Bécancour Lake

The Lake Bécancour is a lake located in the municipality of Thetford Mines in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. It is the source of the Bécancour River, which flows through the Centre-du-Québec administrative region and joins the St. Lawrence River.

Geography
Its area is approximately 0.973 km, its altitude of 335 m and its maximum depth is 3.4 meters.

Toponymy
The toponym "lac Bécancour" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.