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| Scraggy Lake | |
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| Location | Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 44°57′2″N 62°53′11″W / 44.95056°N 62.88639°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 721.6 hectares (2.786 sq mi)[1] |
Scraggy Lake (IPA: /ˈskræɡi leɪk/) is a lake located in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2] It is 65.36 kilometres (40.61 mi) from Halifax and 57.17 kilometres (35.52 mi) from Truro.[3] The Indians called it Misegumisk, meaning "scraggy and rough".[4]
Geography
[edit]Geography
[edit]The lake has an area of approximately 721.6 hectares (2.786 sq mi).[1] Lakes near Scraggy Lake include Melvin Lake, Davis Lake, Mud Lake, and Lose Lake.[1]
Scraggy Lake has nine inlets, as well as an outlet and a dam located at its southwest corner.[5] The lake includes three named coves: Big Cove, Portobello Cove, and Loon Pond Cove.[6][7][8] It also contains numerous islands, although none of them are officially named.
Features
[edit]Part of the Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area extends into the region around Scraggy Lake, which contains glacially formed drumlin hills.[9] The northwest corner of the lake adjoins the Moose River gold mining area.[10] Near Scraggy Lake, there are extensive wetlands.[11]
Wildlife
[edit]Scraggy Lake has abundant populations of trouts, ducks, bears and various game birds, making it a significant area for both hunting and fishing activities.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Angler's Atlas". www.anglersatlas.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Scraggy Lake". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ "Official e-Nav App EN". e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 131 – via Wikisource.
- ↑ "Lake Inventory Maps - Scraggy Lake" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Big Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Portobello Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Loon Pond Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ Change, Department of Environment and Climate (2009-04-01). "Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area | Protected Areas". novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Centre, Nova Scotia Geomatics (2006-06-16). The Nova Scotia Atlas: Province of Nova Scotia. Formac Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-88780-707-7.
- ↑ "Fish River – Scraggy Lake Addition Map" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia – Department of Environment and Climate Change. March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ Breck, Edward (1909). Sporting Guide to Nova Scotia. Imperial Publishing Company.
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