Claim: Quebec's Lake Mégantic lies near the U.S. border in a region in which forestry is important and has a surface area of over ten square miles.
Evidence: Lake Mégantic (French: Lac Mégantic) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains near the U.S. border. It is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality, a rural region where forestry and granite extraction are important activities. The lake has a surface area of 26.4 km (10.2 sq mi) with several villages and small towns on its shores, including Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac, Marston, and Piopolis.