Selby Lake

Selby Lake
Lac Selby (French)
Selby Lake is located in Quebec
Selby Lake
Selby Lake
LocationBrome-Missisquoi, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°05′42″N 72°48′06″W / 45.09500°N 72.80167°W / 45.09500; -72.80167
TypeFresh water lake
Primary inflowsBérard Creek
Primary outflowsPike River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Surface area1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Average depth1 metre (3.3 ft)
Max. depth10 metres (33 ft)
Surface elevation180 m (590 ft)
SettlementsDunham
References[1][2]

Selby Lake (French: Lac Selby) is a freshwater lake located entirely in Dunham, a city in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region of southern Quebec, Canada.

The lake is 2 km (1.2 mi) by 0.8 km (0.50 mi) wide, with an area of 1.2 km (0.75 mi). It has an average depth of 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and a maximum depth of 10 m (33 ft).[2]

Selby Lake has historically been popular in the region for rowing and fishing, drawing people from Dunham and neighbouring Frelighsburg.[3] Today, 183 homes and cottages border the lake.[2]

The lake was found to be approaching a state of eutrophication in the 1970s. The lake's sanitation was improved, following the installation of a sewer system in Dunham in 1986–87, which replaced the septic tanks used previously. Additionally, the lake's condition ameliorated following the re-vegetation of the lakeshore, restoration of ditches, and the installation of sediment sensors and catchment basins by the city of Dunham in collaboration with the Association pour la protection de l’environnement du lac Selby (APELS).[2]

In 2007, Selby Lake, along with other lakes in Quebec, were found to be contaminated with blue-green algae.[4]

Selby Lake was mentioned in season 2, episode 12 (The Choice) of the American television drama series Homeland. Upon driving Nicholas Brody to near the Canada–United States border, Carrie Mathison instructed him to hike the rest of the way through the woods to meet with her friend June, who has a summer cabin at Lake Selby.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lac Selby". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec. Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "HISTORY and context". Association pour la protection de l’environnement du lac Selby (APELS). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Farfan, Matthew (2017). "Selby Lake". Townships Heritage Web Magazine. Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Blue-green algae contamination a crisis: Quebec officials". CBC News. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Season 2 Episode 12 - The Choice". Homeland Transcript. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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