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Meech Lake (French: Lac Meech) is located within Gatineau Park in the Municipality of Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. It is located about 20 km northwest of Gatineau. The lake was named after Reverend Asa Meech, an early settler in the area. The lake is a multi-use area with picnicking, beach goers, boats, paddle boards, and historic cottages dating to before the park was formed. It is a popular lake for people who like to train in open water swimming. It is also the site of the annual Meech Lake Triathlon.

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  • Meech Lake (French: Lac Meech) is located within Gatineau Park in the Municipality of Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. It is located about 20 km northwest of Gatineau. The lake was named after Reverend Asa Meech, an early settler in the area. Near the lake, on Meech Creek, are the ruins of a fertilizer plant built by Thomas "Carbide" Willson during the 1900s. In 1981, Willson's former summer home (the Willson House) on Meech Lake was converted into a government conference centre. The house is notable for its use, in 1987, as the site of meetings on the Meech Lake Accord (which proposed the overhauling of Canada's constitution) between the provincial premiers and then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The lake is a multi-use area with picnicking, beach goers, boats, paddle boards, and historic cottages dating to before the park was formed. It is a popular lake for people who like to train in open water swimming. It is also the site of the annual Meech Lake Triathlon. In 1988, a study conducted for the NCC confirmed that Meech Lake residents are responsible for most of the human-produced phosphorus flowing into the lake, i.e., 66%, whereas visitors only account for 26%. Phosphorus, in excessive amounts is responsible for the proliferation of blue-green algae, a problem that has afflicted the lake in recent years. The National Capital Commission (NCC), steward of Gatineau Park, operates beaches on the lake during the summer. Although it is not condoned by the NCC, there is a secluded beach often used by naturists. Lack of clear signage on the lake that fires are prohibited as well as enforcement is one problem of this highly used area. For example, in the summer of 2016 a fire on one island caused by a picnicker resulted in 25% of the island burning. (en)
  • Il lago Meech è un lago del Canada che si trova nel territorio del comune di Chelsea, nella provincia del Québec. Sulle sue rive si trova la residenza secondaria ufficiale del primo ministro canadese, dove fu negoziato l'accordo del lago Meech. (it)
  • Le lac Meech est situé au cœur du Parc de la Gatineau dans la municipalité de Chelsea, Québec, Canada (environ 20 km au nord-ouest de Gatineau). Le lac a été nommé d'après le Révérend Asa Meech, un des premiers colons de l'endroit. Près du lac, sur le ruisseau Meech, on retrouve les vestiges d'une usine de fertilisants construite par durant les années 1900. En 1981, la résidence d'été de Willson (la Maison Willson) surplombant le lac Meech fut transformée en centre de conférence par le gouvernement canadien. La maison est réputée, entre autres, pour avoir accueilli, en 1987, les réunions de l'Accord du lac Meech, qui proposait une révision majeure de la constitution canadienne entre les premiers ministres provinciaux et leur homologue fédéral de l'époque, Brian Mulroney. Plusieurs résidents ont des propriétés autour du lac. Le Premier ministre du Canada a quant à lui une résidence d'été aux abords du lac voisin, le Lac Mousseau. La Commission de la capitale nationale (CCN), gérant le Parc de la Gatineau, s'occupe des plages du lac Meech durant l'été. Bien que la pratique ne soit pas encouragée par la CCN, il y a une plage isolée utilisée fréquemment par des naturistes. (fr)
  • Lac Meech är en sjö i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Outaouais och provinsen Québec, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 20 km nordväst om huvudstaden Ottawa. Lac Meech ligger 168 meter över havet. Arean är 2,5 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 3,4 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 3,9 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. I övrigt finns följande i Lac Meech: * (en ö) * (en ö) I övrigt finns följande vid Lac Meech: * (en sjö) * (ett vattendrag) Omgivningarna runt Lac Meech är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. Runt Lac Meech är det tätbefolkat, med 383 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Trakten ingår i den hemiboreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 5 °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är 22 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −14 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 081 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 131 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med 52 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • View from O'Brien Beach at the south-east end of the lake in early spring (en)
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  • Il lago Meech è un lago del Canada che si trova nel territorio del comune di Chelsea, nella provincia del Québec. Sulle sue rive si trova la residenza secondaria ufficiale del primo ministro canadese, dove fu negoziato l'accordo del lago Meech. (it)
  • Meech Lake (French: Lac Meech) is located within Gatineau Park in the Municipality of Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. It is located about 20 km northwest of Gatineau. The lake was named after Reverend Asa Meech, an early settler in the area. The lake is a multi-use area with picnicking, beach goers, boats, paddle boards, and historic cottages dating to before the park was formed. It is a popular lake for people who like to train in open water swimming. It is also the site of the annual Meech Lake Triathlon. (en)
  • Le lac Meech est situé au cœur du Parc de la Gatineau dans la municipalité de Chelsea, Québec, Canada (environ 20 km au nord-ouest de Gatineau). Le lac a été nommé d'après le Révérend Asa Meech, un des premiers colons de l'endroit. (fr)
  • Lac Meech är en sjö i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Outaouais och provinsen Québec, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 20 km nordväst om huvudstaden Ottawa. Lac Meech ligger 168 meter över havet. Arean är 2,5 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 3,4 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 3,9 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. I övrigt finns följande i Lac Meech: * (en ö) * (en ö) I övrigt finns följande vid Lac Meech: * (en sjö) * (ett vattendrag) (sv)
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