Shubenacadie Grand Lake

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Shubenacadie Grand Lake
Shubenacadie Grand Lake - Looking north across the lake from just above Lock 5
Looking north across the lake from just above Lock 5
Location Enfield Nova Scotia
Coordinates Coordinates: 44°55′5.7″N, 63°35′40″W
Lake type Lake
Primary inflows Fletcher's Lake
Primary outflows Shubenacadie River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 1841.3 ha
Max. depth 45 Meters
Surface elevation 12 Meters
Islands 3
Settlements Wellington, Oakfield, Enfield, Halifax Regional Municipality , Hants County

Shubenacadie Grand Lake is a large Canadian lake straddling the Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants county on mainland Nova Scotia.

It drains into the Shubenacadie River at its northeastern outlet.

The lake is the seventh and largest lake in the Shubenacadie Canal system and is located between Lock 5 and 6

Shubenacadie Grand Lake hosts two provincial parks, Laurie Provincial Park and Oakfield Provincial Park, both on its eastern shore.

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Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax