There are variousBlack Lakes inNova Scotia, Canada.[1] They vary widely in size, depth and usability. Many counties, such as Cumberland, Halifax, Inverness, and Pictou Counties have more than one Black Lake so named, while other counties mentioned in this article have only one named Black Lake.
There is a Black Lake inColchester County, Nova Scotia south of the collector road256 and north of the Highway104 near Clear Lake. It is located at:45°34′29″N63°19′42″W / 45.5747222°N 63.3283333°W /45.5747222; -63.3283333
There are two Black Lakes inCumberland County, Nova Scotia.One is located at45°28′17″N64°16′24″W / 45.47139°N 64.27333°W /45.47139; -64.27333.
The lake is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast ofParrsboro. Fish includebrown trout,white perch andsmallmouth bass.[2]The lake is surrounded by nutrient poor coniferous forest dominated byblack spruce canopy, with high shrub andsphagnum moss cover.[3]As of 2005 there was a woodlot near the lake with about 200 specimens of the economically valuableNorthern White Cedar.[4]
The other Black Lake in Cumberland county is located at45°42′12″N63°55′47″W / 45.703422°N 63.929793°W /45.703422; -63.929793 betweenSpringhill andOxford.
This is the deepest lake in the province, with a depth of 72 metres (236 ft)[5]
As of 2010 about 200eastern white cedars were present near the lake in a mixedwood and old field environment, with the oldest tree 148 years of age.[6]
The Black Lake inGuysborough County, Nova Scotia is just west of the junction of collector road316 with Old Country Harbour Road and Hendsbee Road. And north east ofEight Island Lake. It is located at:45°21′39″N61°56′54″W / 45.3608333°N 61.9483333°W /45.3608333; -61.9483333
There are five Black Lakes inHalifax Regional Municipality.One is located at44°42′37″N63°35′34″W / 44.7103°N 63.5927°W /44.7103; -63.5927 inDartmouth, Nova Scotia, east of theBedford Basin, surrounded by urban area.[7]Another is located at44°31′00″N63°39′00″W / 44.51667°N 63.65000°W /44.51667; -63.65000.In an attempt to improve the water quality of this black lake, 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb) of basic slag was added to the lake in 1948, plus 300 kilograms (660 lb) of superphosphate.[8]
Black Lakes is a pair oflakes onCape Breton Island inInverness County, in north-westernNova Scotia, Canada that flow via MacIntyres Brook intoBras d'Or Lake.[9] It is located at:45°47′29″N61°07′16″W / 45.79139°N 61.12111°W /45.79139; -61.12111
The Black Lake inLunenburg County, Nova Scotia is west of the collector road208 and Zwicker Falls by about 6 kilometers. The closest community isNew Germany which is farther to the east. The lake is located at:44°30′34″N64°50′32″W / 44.50946°N 64.84227°W /44.50946; -64.84227
There are four Black Lakes inPictou County, Nova Scotia.One is located at45°24′0″N62°19′0″W / 45.40000°N 62.31667°W /45.40000; -62.31667, just to the west ofEden Lake.[7][10]The lake is drained by the East River, Pictou, which flows into theNorthumberland Strait. It is surrounded by forestry land.Chain pickerel, which is not a native species in Nova Scotia, was illegally introduced around 1998.[11]The lake used to have a good population ofspeckled trout, and several other species, but since the pickerel were introduced the trout, perch and minnows have no longer been found.An estimated 1,100 pickerel were in the lake in 1998, some as large as 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb).[12]The lake is open for winter fishing of chain pickerel by holders of a general fishing license. In 2006 the season was 1 January to 31 March, with a bag limit of 25 fish per day.[13]The same dates and bag limit applied in 2011.[14]On 19–20 February 2011 the ministry threw the lake open to fishers who did not have a license.[15]In 2012 the lake was open all year for chain pickerel fishing.[16]
Black Lake,Queens County, Nova Scotia is located at44°12′10″N64°58′59″W / 44.202835°N 64.983018°W /44.202835; -64.983018, near the eastern bank ofLake Rossignol, northwest ofGeorges Lake.[7]
Black Lake,Victoria County, Nova Scotia is located at46°52′35″N60°33′35″W / 46.8763888°N 60.5597222°W /46.8763888; -60.5597222, off theCabot Trail, northeast ofMorrisons Lake.[7] This lake has an elevation of 114 metres (374 ft).[17]
The Black Lake inYarmouth County, Nova Scotia is about 27 kilometers south west ofLake Rossignol and it is the third lake just west of the collector road203. About equidistance to the south along 203 is the town ofShelburne withinShelburne County. The lake is located at:44°01′54″N65°29′52″W / 44.0316666°N 65.4977777°W /44.0316666; -65.4977777
Coordinates of all the Black Lakes are:[18]
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