CHAMPLAIN, sham-plan'. A lake lying be tween Vermont and Ness' York (Map: New York, G 1). It. is 110 miles long and increases in width from one-quarter of a mile in the south to 13 miles in the north. Its area is about 600 square miles, of which two-thirds is in Vermont. The northern extremity extends 6 miles into Canada. It is about 95 feet above the sea. has a maximum depth of some 300 feet, and is navigahle for the largest vessels. it i= drained at the north by the Richelieu River (q.v.), which empties into the Saint Lawrence. It is con ne•ted with the Hudson by a canal from White hall. Its principal islands are those composing grand Isle County, Vt. Grand Isle, 12 miles long and 1 to 4 miles Wide, contains two town ships—Grand Isle and South Hero. North Hero, 14 miles long. 2 to 3 miles wide. and Isle La :Voile. 6 miles long and 1 to 2 miles wide. are the other main islands of the group. Alborg Penin
sula, about. 13 miles long and projecting south from Canada into the lake, completes the terri tory of Grand isle County. The general shoreline is and oilers many fine bays and bold promontories. The scenery in this region is beau tiful. The Green Mountain range (q.v.) lies about 2(1 miles east of the lake: on the west are the Adirondacks. The chief towns along the •a terline are Rouse's Point. Plattsburg. Port llenry. Crown Point. and Whitehall in New York, and Burlington in Vermont. Lake Champlain re ceives the discharge it Lake Creorge and of se‘ I .111;111 river:. 11 IA a. discovered by sanmel de Champlain in 1009. 1N1u•nce the name. Its amphitheatre was the scene of much activity during the French and Indian War. and also dur ing the American Revolution.