Lake Rossignol is the largest freshwater
lake
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in
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
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.
It is located in the south-western interior of the province.
History
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 ...
, it was created in 1929 when the
Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited
The Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited, commonly shortened to Bowater Mersey, is a forestry company operating in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
From 1929 until June 2012 Bowater Mersey operated a thermomechanical pulp (TMP) mill and ass ...
dammed the
Mersey River at Indian Gardens to generate electricity for a pulp mill downstream in
Brooklyn
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.
The reservoir includes over a dozen former lakes, including First Lake, Second Lake, Third Lake (also known as Lake Rossignol),
Fourth Lake, Fifth Lake, Yeadon Lake, Davis Lake, Kempton Lake, Low Lake, Menchan Lake, Lacey Lake, and Annis Lake.
Geography
The size of the lake can allow strong winds to build up fetch, combined with numerous submerged trees and rocks as well as a variable water level (due to fluctuations in water demand at the dam), this can make Rossignol extremely dangerous for canoes and small boats.
Tourism
Several canoe guides are available that cover Rossignol and the surrounding area.
See also
*
List of lakes of 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
* Be ...
References
External links
Official Nova Scotia government websiteImage showing the difference between the old and new lake levels
Lakes of Nova Scotia
Landforms of Queens County, Nova Scotia
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