Lake Major is a
rural community of the
Halifax Regional Municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
Nova Scotia.
The lake
Lake Major is among the deepest lakes in Nova Scotia, with a maximum depth of 60 m. It serves as the water supply for the former City of
Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to:
Places
* Dartmouth, Devon, England
** Dartmouth Harbour
* Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
* Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia
Institutions
* Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...
; as a result, there is a water pumphouse on the southeast side of the lake.
External links
Explore HRMHalifax Water's Website
Major
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Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia
General Service Areas in Nova Scotia
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