Tangier Grand Lake

Tangier Grand Lake
Fox Point, located near the centre of Tangier Grand Lake
Tangier Grand Lake
Location	Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Coordinates	44°53′18″N62°49′01″W / 44.888369°N 62.816891°W / 44.888369; -62.816891
Type	Glacial Lake
Primary inflows	Struggle Brook
Primary outflows	Three Rivers Lake, then Tangier River
Basin  countries	Canada
Max. length	6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width	4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Average depth	~ 5 metres (16 ft)
Max. depth	30 metres (98 ft)
Surface elevation	60 metres (200 ft)
Islands	Many islands, large and small, scattered throughout the lake

Tangier Grand Lake is a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located near Mooseland, Nova Scotia.

Description

Tangier Grand Lake is full of islands, from the largest island, which is 600 metres (2,000 ft) long and 300 metres (980 ft) wide, ^[1] to very small islands, scattered throughout the western and eastern arms. It is, for the most part, relatively shallow, but it has a relatively deep spot with a depth of approximately 30 metres (98 ft) in its centre. ^[2] The lake is located on the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge, an area of 350-million year old granite bedrock. It is the largest lake in the province that does not have direct road access. ^[3]

History

The remnants of a sluice, once used in log driving, can be found on Struggle Brook, one of the primary inflows into Tangier Grand Lake from Crooked Lake. ^[4]

See also

• List of lakes in Nova Scotia
• Mooseland, Nova Scotia
• Lake Alma, Nova Scotia

References

1. "Lake Inventory Maps". Government of Nova Scotia.
2. "Lake Inventory Maps". Government of Nova Scotia.
3. "Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area". Province of Nova Scotia. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
4. "Eastern Shore Lakes System". 30 October 2017.