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Beaver Lake

The Beaver Lake is an artificial basin fitted in 1938 on a former swamp located on , in , , Canada. It was designed by architect Frederick Todd. It takes its name from an old beaver dam discovered during the work.
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Photo: Conrad Poirier, Public domain.
  • Type: Pond
  • Description: artificial lake in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Lac aux Castors”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Montreal General Hospital and Mount Royal.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a hospital in , , Canada established in the years 1818–1820. The hospital received its charter in 1823. It is currently part of the McGill University Health Centre and is located on , at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Côte-des-Neiges Road.

Peak
Photo: Montrealais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the city of , immediately west of , , . The city's name is derived from its name. The mountain is part of the situated between the Laurentians and the .

Museum
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an art museum in , , Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space. The museum is located on the historic Golden Square Mile stretch of Sherbrooke Street west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westmount and Downtown Montreal.

Town
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
is a city on the , in southwestern , Canada. Enclaved by the city of , it had a population of 19,658 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown is the central business district of , and home to its largest concentration of museums, art galleries and shopping, and to the Mont-Royal Park and Montreal's Chinatown.

Beaver Lake

Latitude
45.4987° or 45° 29′ 55″ north
Longitude
-73.59742° or 73° 35′ 51″ west
Elevation
175 metres (574 feet)
Open location code
87Q8FCX3+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4320372
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
5998737
Wiki­data ID
Q660339
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Satellite Map

Discover Beaver Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Beaver Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lac aux Castors (lanaw sa Montréal)”
  • Cebuano: “Lac aux Castors”
  • French: “lac aux Castors”
  • French: “Lac aux Castors”
  • German: “Lac aux Castors”
  • Hebrew: “אגם ביוור”
  • Italian: “Lac aux Castors”
  • Serbian: “Дабарско језеро (Монтреал)”
  • Serbian: “Дабарско језеро”
  • Swedish: “Lac aux Castors”
  • Turkish: “Lac aux Castors”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oak Ridge and Pine Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aire de jeux La salamandre and Cavalerie SPVM.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Beaver Lake”. Photo: Conrad Poirier, Public domain.