Grand Lake is a large lake in the interior of the island of
Newfoundland, in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. It has an area of , making it the largest lake on Newfoundland. Contained within the lake is the 18th largest lake-island in the world,
Glover Island
Glover Island is a large (178 km2) lake island in the interior of the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The island was named after Sir John Hawley Glover, former governor of Newfoundland. It is the ...
.
History
The lake was flooded in 1924 with the construction of the Main Dam on Junction Brook, adding approximately 11 meters to the original lake depth. This elevation increase combined Grand Lake with Sandy Lake and Birchy Lake. With this, the lake also engulfed several smaller interconnected ponds and rivers such as Sandy Lake River (Main Brook).
Geography
Today, the lake's surface elevation varies between 84 and 87.7 meters; it is highest immediately following snow melt in the spring and lowest just before the spring melt begins.
It is located on the west side of Newfoundland, 24 km southeast of the city of
Corner Brook. Fed by numerous small streams and brooks, it drains into Deer Lake via the 12 km long Humber Canal, and then via the
Humber River, into the
Bay of Islands
The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for it ...
. The lake contains the uninhabited Glover Island (178 km
2). Together with its feeder lakes, Sandy and Birchy, Grand Lake forms a waterway much used by recreational boaters.
Usage
The lake serves as a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
for the hydro-electric generating station at
Deer Lake, which was constructed to provide electricity to the pulp and paper mill at
Corner Brook.
See also
*
List of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador
This is an incomplete list of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador, a province of Canada.
Larger lake statistics
List of lakes
See also
*List of lakes of Canada
References
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Glover Island
Glover Island is a large (178 km2) lake island in the interior of the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The island was named after Sir John Hawley Glover, former governor of Newfoundland. It is the ...
References
Lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador
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