Scraggy Lake

Scraggy Lake
LocationHalifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates44°57′2″N 62°53′11″W / 44.95056°N 62.88639°W / 44.95056; -62.88639
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area721.6 hectares (2.786 sq mi)[1]
Location
Interactive map of Scraggy Lake

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

Geography

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Angler's Atlas". www.anglersatlas.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Scraggy Lake". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  3. ^ "Official e-Nav App EN". e-nav.ccg-gcc.evouala.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  4. ^ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 131 – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ "Lake Inventory Maps - Scraggy Lake" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Big Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Portobello Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Loon Pond Cove". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  9. ^ Change, Department of Environment and Climate (2009-04-01). "Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area | Protected Areas". novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  10. ^ Centre, Nova Scotia Geomatics (2006-06-16). The Nova Scotia Atlas: Province of Nova Scotia. Formac Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-88780-707-7.
  11. ^ "Fish River – Scraggy Lake Addition Map" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia – Department of Environment and Climate Change. March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  12. ^ Breck, Edward (1909). Sporting Guide to Nova Scotia. Imperial Publishing Company.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.