Chéticamp Flowage is a reservoir of
Victoria County Victoria County is the name of several locations:
In Australia:
*Victoria County, Western Australia
* County of Victoria, South Australia
In Canada:
* Victoria County, New Brunswick
* Municipality of the County of Victoria and the eponymous histo ...
, in north-eastern
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It was created when the Nova Scotia Power Corporation placed the D-1 Dam across the
Chéticamp River
The Chéticamp River is a river on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, located at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park which includes Acadian Trail. According to estimates by the Province of Nova Scotia, there are 2,650 people ...
about west of Chéticamp Lake as part of the construction of the
Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System
Wreck Cove is the largest hydroelectric system in Nova Scotia with a generating capacity of 215.8 MW. Constructed from 1975 to 1978, south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Wreck Cove collects drainage water from of the Cape Breto ...
.
Winds can be strong over this flowage, making canoeing difficult. Despite this, fishing is a popular activity here.
See also
*
List of lakes in Nova Scotia
This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia.
Cape Breton Island
All Four Counties
* Bras d'Or Lake
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
* Anse aux Cannes Pond
*The Barachois
*Bear Cove Pond
*Bear Gulch Ponds
* Beaverdam Pond
*Belle Lake
*Benn ...
References
National Resources Canada
Lakes of Nova Scotia
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