Largest lakes & reservoirs in Nova Scotia, Canada by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 8 articles we have published for Nova Scotia, Canada lakes.
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Below are lakes within Canada > Nova Scotia, Canada > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada, only the 8 Nova Scotia, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Bras d’Or Lake, NS (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
271,569 ac | Also known as Bras d'Or Lakes Bras d’Or Lake, translated as Arm of Gold, is a very large somewhat unique water body in central Cape Breton Island, part of Nova Scotia Province in C… |
Shubenacadie Grand Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
4,549 ac | Also known as Grand Lake Located just outside the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in Nova Scotia, Grand Lake is one of the most popular area lakes for water sports. The la… |
Lochaber Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
759 ac | Nova Scotia’s Lochaber Lake is nestled near the center of the main island near the Northumberland Shore region. Lochaber Lake shows its Scottish herit… |
Dollar Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
531 ac | Beautiful Dollar Lake is one of Nova Scotia’s favorite vacation getaways. With over 500 acres of water set within a lush, wooded landscape, Dollar Lak… |
Folly Lake, NS (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
195 ac | Deglaciation smoothed out the rough-edged mountains of central Nova Scotia and created the cool, clear pond known as Folly Lake. The glaciers left beh… |
Lake Midway (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
169 ac | There is rich history rooted at Lake Midway in Nova Scotia, where witches dabbled in the past and ships wrecked along the coast near this lake. While… |
Stillwater Lake, NS (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
122 ac | Located 15 minutes from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stillwater Lake is a 122-acre spring-fed freshwater lake known for its peace and quite and excellent tro… |
Ponhook Lake (Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
106 ac | Ponhook Lake is a 106-acre lake located in the Canadian Maritime Province of Nova Scotia. Set within the Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve, the lake is dott… |