Primary outflows Baker Brook Surface area 6 km (2.3 sq mi) Settlements Lac-Baker Primary outflow Baker Brook | Basin countries Canada Islands Île de Lac-Baker Area 6 km² Cities Lac-Baker, Baker Brook | |
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Location Lac-Baker, Madawaska County, New Brunswick / Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
Lac Baker (meaning "Lake Baker") is a Canadian lake with an area of 6 km² located in northwestern New Brunswick on the border with Quebec.
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Map of Lac Baker, Canada
The lake drains to the south through Baker Brook into the Saint John River at the community of Baker Brook.
The northern part of the lake stretches 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) to the northwest, in the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Lande in Quebec province. This lake has a central island with a length of 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) and a maximum width of 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi), counting about fifty chalets.
This lake is supplied in term of water from Kitchen Creek (from the West, i.e. from the Quebec). The mouth of the lake is located on the provincial border in the northwest part of the lake.
The lake is surrounded by a road for cottages arranged around it.
ToponymyEdit
The lake derives its name from John Baker, who founded Baker Brook and subsequently discovered the lake.