River Ryan
River Ryan is a village in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia and has about 239 residents. River Ryan is situated nearby to the village Scotchtown, as well as near the town New Waterford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waterford Lake and Lingan Generating Station.
Waterford Lake
Reservoir
Waterford Lake is the main water supply for New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the scene of the beginning of the "battle of New Waterford" during the coal mine strikes of 1925 that occurred as part of the 1920s-era Cape Breton labour Wars. Waterford Lake is situated 3½ km northwest of River Ryan.
Lingan Generating Station
Electrical generator
Photo: Ken Heaton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lingan Generating Station is a 620 MW Canadian coal-fired electrical generating station located in the community of Lingan in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Lingan Generating Station is situated 4 km east of River Ryan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Waterford.
New Waterford
Town
New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. New Waterford is situated 3 km north of River Ryan.
River Ryan
- Type: Village with 239 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.22331° or 46° 13′ 24″ northLongitude
-60.08645° or 60° 5′ 11″ westPopulation
239Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
87RX6WF7+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 1216015647OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6122706
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Localities in the Area
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