In Canadian folklore, Memphré 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.
Background
Lake Memphremagog stretches for , with a mean depth of and a deepest point at . 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 thick.
History Memphré is often described much like the Loch Ness Monster. While the existence of Memphré and most other lake monsters is treated skeptically by the scientific community, reports of sightings persist, with the last in 2005.
Coin In August 2011, an artistic impression of Memphré was featured on a coloured Canadian quarter.
See also Ogopogo, reported to live in Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada Manipogo, said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba Champ, reported to live in Lake Champlain, between New York, Vermont and Quebec Seelkee, said to live in the swamps of what is now Chilliwack, in British Columbia
References
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