Shubenacadie Grand Lake

Shubenacadie Grand Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Shubenacadie Grand Lake
image_lake = GrandLakeNS001.jpg
caption_lake = Looking north across the lake from just above Lock 5
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Enfield Nova Scotia
coords = coord|44|55|5.7|N|63|35|40|W|type:waterbody_region:CA|display=title
type = Lake
inflow = Fletcher's Lake
outflow = Shubenacadie River
catchment =
basin_countries = Canada
length =
width =
area = 1841.3 ha
depth =
max-depth = 45 Meters
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 12 Meters
islands = 3
cities = Wellington, Oakfield, Enfield, Halifax Regional Municipality , Hants County

Shubenacadie Grand Lake is a large Canadian lake straddling the Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants county on mainland Nova Scotia.

It drains into the Shubenacadie River at its northeastern outlet.

The lake is the seventh and largest lake in the Shubenacadie Canal system and is located between Lock 5 and 6

Shubenacadie Grand Lake hosts two provincial parks, Laurie Provincial Park and Oakfield Provincial Park, both on its eastern shore.

References

[http://lakes.chebucto.org/WATERSHEDS/SHUBIER/GRAND/grand.html Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax]


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