Kenogami Lake

Kenogami Lake
Location	Saguenay / Lac-Ministuk / Larouche / Hébertville, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Coordinates	48°19′36″N 71°22′34″W / 48.32667°N 71.37611°W / 48.32667; -71.37611Coordinates: 48°19′36″N 71°22′34″W / 48.32667°N 71.37611°W / 48.32667; -71.37611
Primary inflows	Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Écorces Rivers
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	27 km
Surface area	57 km²
Max. depth	102 m
Settlements	Lac-Kenogami, Hébertville station

Kénogami Lake (French: Lac Kénogami) is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec,^[1] Canada. It is 21 miles long and has an average width of 3/4 of a mile. Its area is 57 km² and it is 11 to 102 meters deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to refer to Kenogami Lake, Ontario.^[1]

It is situated in the Laurentian Highlands 150 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River through the Chicoutimi and Aux-Sables Rivers.

The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers coming from the Laurentian Highlands. The three principal being the Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Ecorces Rivers. The towns on its shores include Lac-Kénogami, and Hébertville station.

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