The Petit lac Saint-François (in English: Little Lake Saint François) is a lake located near the municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. It receives the waters of the Ashberham River which has its source in Caribou Lake. The discharge of the lake joins the Grand lac Saint François, source of the Saint-François River which joins the Saint Lawrence River.Coleraine
Geography
Its area is approximately , its elevation is , and its maximum depth is . The route 112 gives access to the lake. An Abenaki reserve of which was named Colraine Reserve was granted in 1853 in range #10 and range #11 west of the lake shore.;Recherches Amérindiennes Au Québec, Volume 33 . it was abandoned in 1882. The Bécancour Trail (Abenaki Becancour Trail), passed by there, linked the Bécancour River and the basin of the Saint-François river.
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