Blacketts Lake
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| Blacketts Lake | |
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| Location | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Primary outflows | Sydney River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 187 ha [1]:6 |
| Max. depth | 25 m [2] |
Big Ridge in Nova Scotia
Blacketts Lake is a lake of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Sydney River watershed, of which it forms the headwaters. The lake and river are home to the northernmost known population of Yellow lampmussel.[1]:6
Characteristics
The water in the upper Sydney River watershed is alkaline. Flow in Blacketts Lake is imperceptible except at a road bridge and causeway on Blacketts Lake Road. During winter, the lake tends to freeze except for areas of fast flow near the bridge and the mouths of brooks.[1]:8
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