Cassidy Lake is a lake in
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Location
Cassidy Lake is located in the community of
Clover Hill, surrounded by rolling hills in the
Caledonia Highlands, southeast of the village of
Valley Waters
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. Neighbouring communities are
Poodiac,
Salt Springs
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Brine springs are not necessarily associated with halite deposits in the immediate vicinity. They may occur at valley bottoms made of clay and gravel which became soggy with brine seeped down ...
, and
Southfield. there are less than 30 families living in the immediate area.
Numerous cottages dot the lake's shores, along with several camps and a youth drug rehabilitation centre.
Lake, wildlife, and recreation
The lake is approximately one kilometre in length and half a kilometre wide. The water is clean, and the lake is fed by two large brooks, as well as
surface runoff
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and numerous underwater springs. At the north east end of the lake the water is very shallow and marshy. This area contains most of the wildlife around the lake. There are many types of birds, including
bald eagles
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,
loon
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s,
cormorants
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and
king fisher
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Early life and education
Fisher was born during October 1853 in Collin County, nor ...
s, several
beaver dam
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s, and mainly
chain pickerel
The chain pickerel (''Esox niger'') is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family (biology), family (family Esocidae) of order (biology), order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel (''E. americanus'') belong to the ''Esox ...
,
splake
The splake or slake (''Salvelinus namaycush × Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a hybrid of two fish species resulting from the crossing of a male brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') and a female lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush''). The name its ...
, and
sunfish, there are also Smallmouth
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
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, and
speckled trout. Although small, the lake is a popular spot to fish, swim and boat. Every year in May the Fish and Game Society holds a fishing derby which always attracts a crowd.
Area history
Originally called DeForest Lake, it was later named Cassidy Lake after settler
Francis Edward Cassidy. His original homestead on
Cassidy Hill burned many years ago, but you will still find the foundation, apple orchards, cemetery and church. The church has a very interesting interior design, but is only open to worshipers for one day every August.
At one time there was a saw mill on the lake, near what is now
Route 865. The Kilpatrick family also owned a general store and
millinery
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Historically, milliners made and sold a range of accessories for clothing and hairstyles. ...
on the same road. There is no commerce in the area at present.
Potash mining
Potash
Potash ( ) includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water- soluble form. is mined to the south east of the lake, the mine was opened by Dennison and was later purchased by the
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, also known as PotashCorp, was a company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The company merged with Calgary-based Agrium to form Nutrien, in a transaction that closed on January 1, 2018.
The company was th ...
. In the late 1990s areas of the mine began to flood, shortly after it was allowed to flood completed and production was terminated. Today the mine acts as water storage for its sister operation in
Penobsquis, New Brunswick, which has also been leaking for some years. By trucking the water to Cassidy Lake, and other sites the
Penobsquis Mine has been able to maintain production.
See also
*
List of lakes of New Brunswick
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References
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Landforms of Kings County, New Brunswick
Lakes of New Brunswick
Tourist attractions in Kings County, New Brunswick